Demand-side constraints on European solidarity for energy sanctions: Experimental evidence from seven EU countries

Ioana-Elena Oana, Alexandru D Moise and Zbigniew Truchlewski
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Ioana-Elena Oana: Department of Political and Social Sciences, 10185European University Institute, Fiesole, Italy
Alexandru D Moise: Department of Political and Social Sciences, 10185European University Institute, Fiesole, Italy
Zbigniew Truchlewski: Department of Political Science, 1234University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, 10185European University Institute, Fiesole, Italy; European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

European Union Politics, 2025, vol. 26, issue 2, 344-368

Abstract: The Russian invasion of Ukraine is testing bonds of energy solidarity in Europe as domestic and territorial conflicts can undermine unity and swift political action. To examine the magnitude of these divisions on the demand side, we use a factorial survey experiment in seven EU countries. On the one hand, the external security threat should push European unity further. On the other hand, the asymmetry of the crisis could fuel both between-country divisions, given differences in energy dependence and geopolitical context, and within-country divisions, across political groups, reducing the potential for common policy. Our results show that while there is a wide consensus on energy sanctions between countries (except Hungary), within countries there is a greater potential for conflict along identarian, partisan, and economic lines.

Keywords: Energy policy; Ukraine; solidarity; survey experiment; EU integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1177/14651165251318955

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