Multi-level Europeans. The Influence of Territorial Attachments on Political Trust and Welfare Attitudes
| dc.citation.doi | This study explores if the multi-level system in Europe can be seen as challenging both traditional state roles and the European integration process, since territorial identity by some is expected to be important for legitimacy and solidarity. The author argues the relevance of taking into account all levels of the multi-level system and shifting the focus from the level of the system to the individuals who live in it, and therefore investigates the influence of individuals’ territorial attachments on political trust and welfare attitudes. Incorporating theoretical insights from various research disciplines, three challenges are put forward concerning 1) multi-level territorial attachments, 2) their effect on political trust, and 3) the effect on welfare attitudes. Moreover, these relationships may be influenced by different institutional contexts. Empirically, these challenges are investigated by analyzing two different types of data sets, combining comparative opinion data from all the EU member states with more detailed data from Sweden. The results indicate that neither the territorial attachments themselves, nor their impact on political trust, constitute a challenge to the role of the state (or to the continuation of European integration). Rather, the European multi-level system seems to have enhanced both attachment to and trust in a number of territorial levels, including the states and the EU. However, the relationship between multi-level territorial attachments and welfare attitudes is of more concern, with possible difficulties to sustain support for the welfare state if the majority of people would have strong attachments to territorial levels other than the state. Moreover, there is no indication of a demand for a “social Europe”. In this regard, the European multi-level system may challenge the traditional role of the (welfare) state, but without offering any immediate alternative at the European level. Finally, the results indicate the relevance of taking into account the institutional context, not least regarding the variation of EU member states’ experience of the multi-level system. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Berg, Linda | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-08-11T10:34:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-08-11T10:34:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.gup.defencedate | 2007-10-12 | en |
| dc.gup.defenceplace | Sal 10, Universitetsbyggnaden, Vasaparken kl13.15 | en |
| dc.gup.department | Department of Political Science | eng |
| dc.gup.department | Statsvetenskapliga institutionen | swe |
| dc.gup.dissdb-fakultet | SF | |
| dc.gup.dissdbid | 7229 | en |
| dc.gup.origin | Göteborgs universitet/University of Gothenburg | eng |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-91-89246-32-4 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2077/17144 | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Göteborg studies in politics | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 104 | |
| dc.title | Multi-level Europeans. The Influence of Territorial Attachments on Political Trust and Welfare Attitudes | en |
| dc.type | Text | en |
| dc.type.svep | Doctoral thesis | en |
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