Shielding free movement? Reciprocity in welfare institutions and opposition to EU labour immigration
| Autor: | Marcus Österman, Moa Mårtensson, Martin Ruhs, Joakim Palme |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Research literature
Public Administration Sociology and Political Science Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies) social protection systems media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Opposition (politics) Free movement reciprocity public attitudes Reciprocity (social psychology) Political economy Political science media_common.cataloged_instance free movement European Union European union Welfare Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier) media_common |
| DOI: | 10.6084/m9.figshare.16782770.v1 |
| Popis: | Published online: 11 Oct 2021 Public attitudes towards the free movement of workers in the European Union vary substantially between countries and individuals. This paper adds to the small but growing research literature on this issue by analysing the role of national welfare institutions. We investigate the relationship between the degree of ‘institutional reciprocity’ in national systems of social protection and attitudes to EU labour immigration across 12 European countries. We do not find evidence of an effect of institutional reciprocity on opposition to EU labour immigration among the public at large. However, institutional reciprocity appears to matter for economically vulnerable groups. We identify an interaction effect indicating that higher degrees of institutional reciprocity in national social protection systems, and in unemployment insurance systems specifically, are associated with lower levels of opposition to EU labour immigration among unemployed people. Hence, reciprocity in welfare state institutions appears to shield free movement from opposition, at least among vulnerable groups. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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