Beds or bonds? Conditional solidarity in the coronavirus crisis

Bericht

The coronavirus crisis exacerbates inequality in the European Union. It gives rise to a critical debate about the future of Europe concerning a key question: In what way does the project of integration require a higher degree of European solidarity? To what extent are Europeans willing to help each other, and what kind of help are they willing to provide? The results from a recent survey of the German residential population, presented in this paper, offer a mixed picture: Whereas people strongly support medical solidarity, their willingness to support fi nancial redistribution is limited. As a consequence, it will be crucial to use ideational leadership to activate the potential for solidarity towards a united, viable Europe marked by limited inequality—especially with the German Council Presidency commencing on July 1st, 2020.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Betten oder Bonds? Konditionale Solidarität in der Corona-Krise
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Policy Paper ; No. 01

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Koos, Sebastian ; Leuffen, Dirk
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Konstanz, Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality", Das Progressive Zentrum e.V.
• (where): Konstanz, Berlin
• (when): 2020

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/232084
• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-2-1cqravs329vzk5
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET