written by
Truchlewski, Zbigniew ; Oana, Ioana Elena ; Moise, Alexandru D.
A missing link? Maintaining support for the European polity after the Russian invasion of Ukraine – Journal of European Public Policy
21/06/2023
scritto da
Truchlewski, Zbigniew ; Oana, Ioana Elena ; Moise, Alexandru D.

Abstract:

Recent research argues that external threats like war spur EU polity formation (Kelemen & McNamara, 2022). One key mechanism of this process is public support for policy responses designed by policymakers. However, like the ‘rally-round-the-flag’ effect (Mueller, 1970), public support wanes over time and we decompose this decrease into two elements: salience and polarisation at the domestic level for national and European policies in both soft and hard security (aid and sanctions). We show that while salience can sustain public support for European policy innovations, polarisation about national and (unexpectedly) European policies accelerates its decline. We thus qualify the story of EU polity formation through external security crises.

To cite this article:

Truchlewski, Z., Oana, I. E., & Moise, A. D. (2023). A missing link? Maintaining support for the European polity after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Journal of European Public Policy, 30(8), 1662–1678. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2023.2218419

#EU polity formation #external security threat #Public support #Russian invasion of Ukraine
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