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How does fiscal austerity affect trust in the European Union? Analyzing the role of responsibility attribution
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Abstract Austerity policies tend to be generally unpopular and national governments have been found to lose support when they implement such policies. However, during the sovereign debt crisis, governments of 'bailout countries' were pressured by European Union (EU) institutions to implement austerity measur... view more
Austerity policies tend to be generally unpopular and national governments have been found to lose support when they implement such policies. However, during the sovereign debt crisis, governments of 'bailout countries' were pressured by European Union (EU) institutions to implement austerity measures. Did austerity measures affect trust in the EU? We investigate the impact of fiscal austerity on EU trust and how perceptions of responsibility and political ideology moderate this relationship. We apply multilevel models to Eurobarometer surveys and data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to analyze changes in trust in the EU in 27 EU-countries (2013-2015). Our results indicate that austerity has a negative effect on trust in the EU, but only among those who hold the EU responsible for austerity policies. We find no significant moderating effect of ideology.... view less
Keywords
Eurobarometer; austerity policy; EU; political attitude; multi-level analysis; political ideology; responsibility; confidence
Classification
European Politics
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
euroscepticism; responsibility attribution; trust in the European Union; Eurobarometer 2013-2015
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 1-18
Journal
Journal of European Public Policy (2022) Latest Articles
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2022.2060282
ISSN
1466-4429
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed