Similarities Between European and National Solidarity. An Empirical Thought Experiment About Attitudes Towards Redistribution
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18753/2297-8224-172Schlagworte:
redistribution, attitudes, European solidarity, cross-national analysis, structural equation modelling, multi-group analysisAbstract
This paper examines similarities between attitudes towards European redistribution and attitudes towards national redistribution. It maps out possible reasons for expected similarities between the two spatial levels in the degree redistribution is supported and also the underlying mechanisms that foster support rates. To examine the underlying mechanisms, the paper employs a structural equation modelling approach. Despite vastly different institutional settings, findings indicate that the degree of support for redistribution at the national and at the European level are comparable. And we can also identify a similar structure in mechanisms fostering support rates at the European level compared to the one at the national level. Moreover, the strength of these mechanisms is also comparable at the respective spatial level. The results have important consequences for our understanding of transnational mechanisms. They suggest that social entities transcending national borders possess features comparable to national social entities (i.e., nation states). Overall, this potentially suggests that national conflict lines have the capacity to be carried over into the transnational space (e.g., the European social space).Downloads
Artikel
Ausgabe 1/2021
Rubrik
Thematic Section
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Article1.3
Sprache
English
Veröffentlicht
31.05.2021
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Copyright (c) 2021 Zsófia S. Ignácz

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Dieses Werk steht unter der Lizenz Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International.