European Solidarity among the Italian Diaspora
Evropská solidarita mezi italskou diasporou
diplomová práce (OBHÁJENO)
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/186104Identifikátory
SIS: 259181
Kolekce
- Kvalifikační práce [17489]
Autor
Vedoucí práce
Oponent práce
Kissack, Robert
Fakulta / součást
Fakulta sociálních věd
Obor
European Politics and Society: Vaclav Havel Joint Master Programme
Katedra / ústav / klinika
Katedra evropských studií
Datum obhajoby
20. 7. 2023
Nakladatel
Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních vědJazyk
Angličtina
Známka
Výborně
European solidarity as a fundamental value of the EU assumed even more relevance in the last decades in the context of the various crises that hit the European continent. The impact of these crises affected public opinion on European solidarity and led to increased politicisation of the issue in national political arenas. The influence of EU issues on national politics has been explored concerning different aspects, especially their role in determining citizens' voting behaviour. Nevertheless, despite its relevance, European solidarity has been disregarded as a voting factor in national elections. This research aims to fill this gap by exploring how people's perceptions of European solidarity might affect their national vote. It focuses on the last 2022 Italian national elections and investigates the Italian diaspora's voting behaviour. It relies on brand-new data collected through a post-electoral survey designed to capture the attitudes towards European solidarity of Italians living in France, Belgium, and Germany. The survey results are put in relation to the parties' stances on European solidarity emerging from their electoral manifestos. The findings show that European solidarity plays a role in shaping the sample's voting behaviour. In particular, they indicate that showing high support for the issue...