Rallying around the EU flag: Russia's invasion of Ukraine and attitudes toward European integration

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作者
Steiner, Nils D. D. [1 ]
Berlinschi, Ruxanda [2 ]
Farvaque, Etienne [3 ]
Fidrmuc, Jan [3 ,4 ,5 ,9 ]
Harms, Philipp [1 ]
Mihailov, Alexander [6 ]
Neugart, Michael [7 ]
Stanek, Piotr [8 ]
机构
[1] Johannes Gutenberg Univ Mainz, Mainz, Germany
[2] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
[3] Univ Lille, Lille, France
[4] Bofit, Suomen Pankki, Helsinki, Finland
[5] Vysoka Skola PRIGO, Havirov, Czech Republic
[6] Univ Reading, Reading, England
[7] Tech Univ Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
[8] Cracow Univ Econ, Krakow, Poland
[9] Univ Lille, IESEG Sch Management, CNRS, UMR 9221,LEM Lille Econ Management, F-59000 Lille, France
关键词
European integration; EU attitudes; external threat; rally around the flag; Russia; Ukraine; PUBLIC SUPPORT; EUROSCEPTICISM; DEMOCRACY; SATISFACTION; POPULARITY; COUNTRIES; EDUCATION; IDENTITY; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1111/jcms.13449
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This article uses a survey amongst students at European universities to explore whether Russia's invasion of Ukraine has affected attitudes towards European integration. Some respondents completed the survey just before Russia's assault on 24 February 2022, and some did so just afterwards, thus delivering a quasi-experimental design situation, which we exploit. Our results suggest that the ominous news about the Russian attack increased the participants' interest in EU politics, consolidated their attachment to the EU and made them more mindful and appreciative of the benefits of deeper European integration. In effect, the war so close to the EU Eastern border provoked a rally around the supranational EU flag, with convergence of public opinion towards shared European values.
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页码:283 / 301
页数:19
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