Arbeitspapier

External Threat, Group Identity, and Support for Common Policies - The Effect of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine on European Union Identity

A major theory from social psychology claims that external threats can strengthen group identities and cooperation. This paper exploits the Russian invasion in Ukraine 2014 as a sudden increase in the perceived military threat for eastern European Union member states, in particular for the Baltic countries bordering Russia directly. Comparing low versus high-threat member states in a difference-in-differences design, I find a sizeable positive effect on EU identity. It is associated with higher trust in EU institutions and support for common EU policies. Different perceptions of the invasion cause a polarization of preferences between the majority and ethnic Russian minorities.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 8061

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Analysis of Collective Decision-Making: General
International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy: General
State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations: General
Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Europe: 1913-
Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology: General
Thema
external threats
group identity
nation-building
trust
fiscal federalism
European Union
EU identity
Russia
Ukraine
Baltic

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Gehring, Kai
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2020

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Gehring, Kai
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Entstanden

  • 2020

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