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
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 8061
- Klassifikation
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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
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external threats
group identity
nation-building
trust
fiscal federalism
European Union
EU identity
Russia
Ukraine
Baltic
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
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Gehring, Kai
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
- (wo)
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Munich
- (wann)
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2020
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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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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