Transnational Social Practices: A Quantitative Perspective

Teney, Céline; Deutschmann, Emanuel

doi:10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0456

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“…There is also a growing body of literature dealing with how a European society is empirically emerging in the European social space as individuals in different national societies are transnationally connecting with each other. European society in singular form means that Europeans take part in affairs reaching beyond their own national borders, and that they are able to, willing to, and interested in engaging with others across borders in Europe (Teney and Deutschmann 2018). Scholars studying European society focus on one of three main aspects to find indicators for the existence of a European society: (1) cognitive, (2) structural, or (3) affective aspects.…”

Section: Interlude: Social Integration In the European Union In Light Of An Emerging European Societymentioning

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Similarities Between European and National Solidarity. An Empirical Thought Experiment About Attitudes Towards Redistribution

Ignácz

2021

sozialpolitik.ch

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This paper examines similarities between attitudes towards European redistribution and attitudes towards national redistribution. It maps out possible reasons for expected similarities between the two spatial levels in the degree redistribution is supported and also the underlying mechanisms that foster support rates. To examine the underlying mechanisms, the paper employs a structural equation modelling approach. Despite vastly different institutional settings, findings indicate that the degree of support for redistribution at the national and at the European level are comparable. And we can also identify a similar structure in mechanisms fostering support rates at the European level compared to the one at the national level. Moreover, the strength of these mechanisms is also comparable at the respective spatial level. The results have important consequences for our understanding of transnational mechanisms. They suggest that social entities transcending national borders possess features comparable to national social entities (i.e., nation states). Overall, this potentially suggests that national conflict lines have the capacity to be carried over into the transnational space (e.g., the European social space).

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Section: Interlude: Social Integration In the European Union In Light Of An Emerging European Societymentioning

confidence: 99%

Similarities Between European and National Solidarity. An Empirical Thought Experiment About Attitudes Towards Redistribution

Ignácz

2021

sozialpolitik.ch

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“…They belong to the social groups most likely to experience positive social interactions with other Europeans and to benefit strongly from the EU single market and free movement rights. High education and younger age are indeed positively associated with a larger volume of transnational social practices, such as short trips abroad or contacting friends abroad (Fligstein 2008;Díez Medrano 2010;Teney and Deutschmann 2018). Moreover, through exchange programs such as Erasmus+, the EU enables students to acquire experiences in transnational mobility during their studies (Parey and Waldinger 2011: 196).…”

Section: German Students As Ideal Type Of Europeanistsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrationists, Critical Europeanists and Pessimist Europeanists: Attitudinal mindsets on the EU among German students

Teney¹,

Deininger²,

Zurheide³

2022

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We investigate the mindsets on the EU of students enrolled in a German university. We conducted an online survey among students of a German university (N=730) and asked them closed questions on the EU enlargement, the allocation of authority at the EU level, the way democracy works at the EU level and an open question on their wish for the future of the EU. We then ran a latent class analysis of the recoded answer categories from the open question and of our set of closed questions. Our three-class solution highlights variation in support of the EU among students. Indeed, while the vast majority of the respondents show highly supportive attitudes toward the EU, we can distinguish between “Integrationists” (in favour of pursuing the EU integration project; 68% of the sample), “Critical Europeanists” (supportive of the EU but dissatisfied with the way democracy works at the EU level; 20,50% of the sample) and “Pessimist Europeanists” (supportive of the EU but afraid of the implosion of the EU; 11% of the sample). A further analysis of the narratives provided by members of each class to the open question enables us to shed light on variation within each latent class. In particular, we find variation (1) in the dimensions and policies the EU should further integrate according to the Europeanists, (2) in the types of EU institutions to be further democratised and strategies to improve the democratisation of the EU regime according to the Critical Europeanists and (3) in strategies the EU should follow to avoid its implosion according to the Pessimist Europeanists. Our study highlights the importance of the use of non-standardised measures and mixed-methods data collection for grasping citizens´ mindset on the EU in its multidimensionality and complexity.

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“…They belong to the social groups most likely to experience positive social interactions with other Europeans and to benefit greatly from the EU single market and free movement rights. A high level of education and a younger age are in fact positively associated with a larger volume of transnational social practices, such as short trips abroad or contacting friends abroad (Fligstein, 2008;Díez Medrano, 2010;Teney & Deutschmann, 2018). Moreover, through exchange programmes such as Erasmus+, the EU enables students to acquire experiences in transnational mobility during their studies (Parey & Waldinger, 2011, 196).…”

Section: Students In Germany As Ideal Type Of Europeanistmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrationists, Critical Europeanists and Pessimist Europeanists: EU attitudes among students in a German university

Teney¹,

Deininger²,

Zurheide³

2022

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We investigate attitudes toward the EU of a sample of students enrolled in a German university by using a mixed-methods data design. We conducted an online survey among students at the University of Göttingen (N=730) and asked them closed questions on the EU enlargement, the allocation of authority at the EU level, the way democracy works at the EU level, and an open question on their wish for the future of the EU. We then ran a latent class analysis of the recoded answer categories from the open question and of our set of closed questions. Our three-class solution highlights variation in support for the EU among students. Indeed, while the vast majority of the respondents take highly supportive attitudes towards the EU, we can distinguish between ‘Integrationists’ (in favour of pursuing the EU integration project; 68% of the sample), ‘Critical Europeanists’ (supportive of the EU but dissatisfied with the way democracy works at the EU level; 20.50% of the sample) and ‘Pessimist Europeanists’ (supportive of the EU but afraid of the implosion of the EU; 11% of the sample). Our study highlights the importance of the use of non-standardised measures and mixed-methods data collection for understanding citizens’ attitudes towards the EU in a more nuanced way.

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Transnational Social Practices: A Quantitative Perspective

Cited by 5 publications

References 26 publications

Similarities Between European and National Solidarity. An Empirical Thought Experiment About Attitudes Towards Redistribution

Similarities Between European and National Solidarity. An Empirical Thought Experiment About Attitudes Towards Redistribution

Integrationists, Critical Europeanists and Pessimist Europeanists: Attitudinal mindsets on the EU among German students

Integrationists, Critical Europeanists and Pessimist Europeanists: EU attitudes among students in a German university

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