written by
Kriesi, Hanspeter ; Moise, Alexandru D. ; Oana, Ioana Elena
The determinants of transnational solidarity in the EU – West European Politics
03/05/2024
scritto da
Kriesi, Hanspeter ; Moise, Alexandru D. ; Oana, Ioana Elena

Abstract

This article studies transnational solidarity in the EU from a perspective that has not yet been applied in the literature. It asks to what extent transnational solidarity depends on territorial cleavages (solidarity based on territorial, i.e. on national communities) or on functional cleavages (solidarity based on social groups cutting across nation-states). It studies this question based on the 2018–2023 waves of a YouGov survey covering up to 17 countries per wave, with a particularly detailed analysis of the 2023 wave. The survey includes data on transnational solidarity in various crises. A longitudinal analysis of the influence of territorial and functional characteristics on transnational solidarity is combined with a cross-sectional analysis of their joint influence. The results indicate that functional criteria are more prominent for transnational solidarity than territorial criteria, with the proviso that the functional criteria also include a territorial component.

To cite this article:

Kriesi, H., Moise, A. D., & Oana, I. E. (2024). The determinants of transnational solidarity in the EU. West European Politics, 48(6), 1243–1269. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2024.2340336

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Pandemic Polity-Building, How Covid-19 Shaped the European Union – Oxford University Press
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This project is funded with a Synergy Grant by the European Research Council under Grant Agreement n. 810356. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.