Conditioned solidarity
EU citizens’ attitudes towards economic and social austerities for crisis countries receiving financial aid
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9537409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Holger Lengfeld (0000-0003-4863-0784, Leipzig University, corresponding author), Florian K Kley (0000-0001-8617-958X, Leipzig University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 330-350 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Politica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6810 • E-ISSN: 1741-1416 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/s41269-020-00179-z |
| OpenAlex | W3088669502 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 34 |
During the European debt crisis, there has been a massive political debate between the EU institutions and the governments of crisis countries on the kind of austerity measures these countries have to accept in order to receive financial assistance from rescue funds established by EU and IMF. Based on a Weberian approach regarding solidarity as an act of mutual help, we interpret austerity measures as particular conditions of solidarity Alter has to agree to in order to receive assistance from Ego. In this paper, we ask to what extent citizens of EU countries agree on the notion of conditioned solidarity, and to which extent they are divided by socio-structural or cultural conflict lines, or by country particularities. Using unique data from the 2016 13 country ‘Transnational European Solidarity Survey’, findings show that the majority of respondents reject the idea of conditionality. Logistic regressions reveal rather weak attitudinal differences between respondents at the individual level, while at the country level respondents from countries with growing unemployment, higher unemployment rates, government debt, and poverty rates are in tendency more likely to reject the measures. We conclude that paying attention to the idea of conditionality is an important aspect of assistance measures in the future, if political actors look to avoid a lack of legitimacy among European citizens
Austerity · Comparative politics · Conditionality · Debt · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · European debt crisis · European integration · European union · Financial crisis · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Solidarity · Unemployment · European Union Policy and Governance · Finance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Policy and Reform Studies
From bumblebee to bee
Solidarity in the European Union and the resilience of the state as a communicative frame
Public support for the European solidarity deal in EU debtor states
European solidarity and social class. An uneasy alliance
Unemployment risk-sharing in the EU
All for One, and One for All? Analysing Party Positions on EU Solidarity in Germany in Challenging Times
Is this crisis different? Attitudes towards EU fiscal transfers in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
European Solidarity in Times of Crisis
Politicising Europe
The Social Legitimacy of Targeted Welfare and Welfare Deservingness
The Political Sociology of the Welfare State
What to expect from European identity? Explaining support for solidarity in times of crisis
Crises and the reconfiguration of solidarities in Europe – origins, scope, variations
Contemplating the Eurozone crisis
The Political Consequences of the Financial and Economic Crisis in Europe
Popular support for institutionalised solidarity
Support for conditional unemployment benefit in European countries
The political logic of labour market reforms and popular images of target groups
Making Sense of Greek Austerity
When European integration becomes costly
Preferences for European unemployment insurance
Public support for European fiscal integration in times of crisis
Practising what you preach
At the Source of European Solidarity
Mobilizing Citizens for Costly Policies
Why support International redistribution? Corruption and public support for aid in the eurozone
Intergenerational Class Mobility in Three Western European Societies
Preferences for International Redistribution
Who should get what, and why? On deservingness criteria and the conditionality of solidarity among the public
Policy design and domestic support for international bailouts
The politics of international redistribution
Who Protests in Greece? Mass Opposition to Austerity
Multilevel Modelling of Country Effects
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |