Of losers and laggards: the interplay of material conditions and individual perceptions in the shaping of EU discontent

Two principal strands of scholarship analyse the material roots of European Union (EU) dis- content. Some focus on the effects of regional decline, while others examine the role of indi- vidual socioeconomic factors. This paper brings these two perspectives together. We argue that EU discontent is a...

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Autores: Díaz-Lanchas, Jorge, Sojka, Aleksandra, Di Pietro, Filippo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/130620
https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsab022
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Palabra clave:Discontent
Perceptions
European Union
Attitudes
PLS
Eurobarometer
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spelling Of losers and laggards: the interplay of material conditions and individual perceptions in the shaping of EU discontentDíaz-Lanchas, JorgeSojka, AleksandraDi Pietro, FilippoDiscontentPerceptionsEuropean UnionAttitudesPLSEurobarometerTwo principal strands of scholarship analyse the material roots of European Union (EU) dis- content. Some focus on the effects of regional decline, while others examine the role of indi- vidual socioeconomic factors. This paper brings these two perspectives together. We argue that EU discontent is a multifaceted phenomenon structured by the spatially-rooted inter- play between individual and regional material conditions and subjective perceptions. We apply PLS-SEM to Eurobarometer public opinion data (2018–2019) and find that the geo- graphical location and the socioeconomic position shape EU discontent directly. However, material factors’ relevance for EU discontent is the greatest in structuring individual future expectations. Furthermore, democratic dissatisfaction turns out to be a key factor, pointing to the importance of institutional perceptions in the geography of discontentPremio Trimestral Publicación Científica Destacada de la US. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y EmpresarialesOxford University PressEconomía Financiera y Dirección de Operaciones2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/130620https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsab022reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésCambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 14 (3), 395-415.https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsab022info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1306202026-06-17T12:51:07Z
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title Of losers and laggards: the interplay of material conditions and individual perceptions in the shaping of EU discontent
spellingShingle Of losers and laggards: the interplay of material conditions and individual perceptions in the shaping of EU discontent
Díaz-Lanchas, Jorge
Discontent
Perceptions
European Union
Attitudes
PLS
Eurobarometer
title_short Of losers and laggards: the interplay of material conditions and individual perceptions in the shaping of EU discontent
title_full Of losers and laggards: the interplay of material conditions and individual perceptions in the shaping of EU discontent
title_fullStr Of losers and laggards: the interplay of material conditions and individual perceptions in the shaping of EU discontent
title_full_unstemmed Of losers and laggards: the interplay of material conditions and individual perceptions in the shaping of EU discontent
title_sort Of losers and laggards: the interplay of material conditions and individual perceptions in the shaping of EU discontent
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Díaz-Lanchas, Jorge
Sojka, Aleksandra
Di Pietro, Filippo
author Díaz-Lanchas, Jorge
author_facet Díaz-Lanchas, Jorge
Sojka, Aleksandra
Di Pietro, Filippo
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Di Pietro, Filippo
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Discontent
Perceptions
European Union
Attitudes
PLS
Eurobarometer
topic Discontent
Perceptions
European Union
Attitudes
PLS
Eurobarometer
description Two principal strands of scholarship analyse the material roots of European Union (EU) dis- content. Some focus on the effects of regional decline, while others examine the role of indi- vidual socioeconomic factors. This paper brings these two perspectives together. We argue that EU discontent is a multifaceted phenomenon structured by the spatially-rooted inter- play between individual and regional material conditions and subjective perceptions. We apply PLS-SEM to Eurobarometer public opinion data (2018–2019) and find that the geo- graphical location and the socioeconomic position shape EU discontent directly. However, material factors’ relevance for EU discontent is the greatest in structuring individual future expectations. Furthermore, democratic dissatisfaction turns out to be a key factor, pointing to the importance of institutional perceptions in the geography of discontent
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