Fiscal redistribution and public support for European integration

Adam William Chalmers and Lisa Maria Dellmuth

European Union Politics, 2015, vol. 16, issue 3, 386-407

Abstract: This article contributes to existing debates on public opinion toward European integration by examining when and why fiscal transfers and public support are systematically related. Drawing on economic and identity-related theories, we develop and test hypotheses about the links between European Union fiscal transfers among countries and subnational jurisdictions, and citizens’ support for European integration. Using a three-level analysis of residents in 143 regions in 16 European Union member states, we find a positive effect of European Union transfers among both countries and subnational jurisdictions on support for European integration among those with a European communal identity. We also find that this effect increases the more politically aware individuals are. The article sketches the broader implications of our findings for public opinion research on regional integration beyond the European Union.

Keywords: European integration; European Union; fiscal transfers; public opinion; structural funds (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1177/1465116515581201

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