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What difference does the framing of a crisis make to European Union solidarity?

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  • Federico M Ferrara

    (London School of Economics, European Institute, London, UK)

  • Waltraud Schelkle

    (London School of Economics, European Institute, London, UK; European University Institute, SPS Department and Rpbert Schuman Centre, Florence, Italy)

  • Zbigniew Truchlewski

    (London School of Economics, European Institute, London, UK)

Abstract

Does the framing of crises shape public support for inter-state solidarity? We focus on three dimensions that have been salient in the characterisation of European Union crises and may affect public support for solidarity more generally: (a) how country-specific or common a crisis is; (b) whether policymakers are seen as responsible for the crisis or not; and (c) how existential or manageable the threat posed by a crisis appears. We employ a pre-registered factorial vignette experiment conducted in 15 European Union countries to assess how characterising a hypothetical crisis affects voter support for fiscal and financial solidarity. Our results show that exposure to different crises frames shapes public support for risk-sharing in the European Union. Changes in solidaristic attitudes vary significantly with the means of fiscal risk-sharing proposed.

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  • Federico M Ferrara & Waltraud Schelkle & Zbigniew Truchlewski, 2023. "What difference does the framing of a crisis make to European Union solidarity?," European Union Politics, , vol. 24(4), pages 666-683, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:eeupol:v:24:y:2023:i:4:p:666-683
    DOI: 10.1177/14651165231184641
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