What Explains Support for Territorial Redistribution?
Marta Eidheim, postdoctor at the Department of Government, presents a survey experiment fielded in six European countries.
Marta Rekdal Eidheim is a postdoctor at the ERC-project INCLUDE. The project has fielded two surveys in six European countries. Marta presents one of her survey experiments from this survey, in this presentation titled "What Explains Support for Territorial Redistribution? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Six European Countries"
Light lunch will be served, as first come, first served.
The event is hybrid, if you can not join us in the Corner room at Sofie Lindstrøms hus, you can join us digitally. (external link)
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Abstract
In recent years, studies have given considerable attention to place-based resentment and its effects on political behavior, yet less is known about voters’ willingness to alleviate these grievances. Drawing on a survey experiment conducted in six Western European countries, I examine how place characteristics affect support for targeted territorial redistribution. Consistent with expectations, rural areas enjoy higher baseline support than cities. Findings further show how supporting redistribution to city areas is more dependent on highlighting disparities compared to rural areas, indicating voters’ tendency to associate deprivation less readily with cities. These place characteristics are further important for garnering support from specific voter groups; rural identity strongly predicts pro-rural redistribution, economic left-wing voters respond most to places with disparities, and cultural right-wing voters sharply reduce their support for urban funding when immigration is salient.