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

Federico M Ferrara, Waltraud Schelkle and Zbigniew Truchlewski
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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

European Union Politics, 2023, vol. 24, issue 4, 666-683

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.

Keywords: Crisis; collective action; experimental methods; public opinion; solidarity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/14651165231184641

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