Who benefits? Welfare chauvinism and national stereotypes
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Who benefits? Welfare chauvinism and national stereotypes. / Hjorth, Frederik Georg.
In: European Union Politics, Vol. 17, No. 1, 1, 2016, p. 3-24.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Who benefits?
T2 - Welfare chauvinism and national stereotypes
AU - Hjorth, Frederik Georg
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Cross-border welfare rights for citizens of European Union member states are intensely contested, yet there is limited research into voter opposition to such rights, sometimes denoted ‘welfare chauvinism’. We highlight an overlooked aspect in scholarly work: the role of stereotypes about beneficiaries of cross-border welfare. We present results from an original large-scale survey experiment (N=2525) among Swedish voters, randomizing exposure to cues about recipients' country of origin and family size. Consistent with a model emphasizing the role of stereotypes, respondents react to cues about recipient identity. These effects are strongest among respondents high in ethnic prejudice and economic conservatism. The findings imply that stereotypes about who benefits from cross-border welfare rights condition public support for those rights.
AB - Cross-border welfare rights for citizens of European Union member states are intensely contested, yet there is limited research into voter opposition to such rights, sometimes denoted ‘welfare chauvinism’. We highlight an overlooked aspect in scholarly work: the role of stereotypes about beneficiaries of cross-border welfare. We present results from an original large-scale survey experiment (N=2525) among Swedish voters, randomizing exposure to cues about recipients' country of origin and family size. Consistent with a model emphasizing the role of stereotypes, respondents react to cues about recipient identity. These effects are strongest among respondents high in ethnic prejudice and economic conservatism. The findings imply that stereotypes about who benefits from cross-border welfare rights condition public support for those rights.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Cross-border welfare rights
KW - experiments
KW - public opinion
KW - stereotypes
KW - welfare chauvinism
U2 - 10.1177/1465116515607371
DO - 10.1177/1465116515607371
M3 - Journal article
VL - 17
SP - 3
EP - 24
JO - European Union Politics
JF - European Union Politics
SN - 1465-1165
IS - 1
M1 - 1
ER -
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