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Europeanisation of Inequality and European Reference Groups. ESRI WP235. April 2008

Whelan, Christopher T. and Maitre, Bertrand (2008) Europeanisation of Inequality and European Reference Groups. ESRI WP235. April 2008. [Working Paper]

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    Abstract

    In this paper we take advantage of the recent availability of EU-SILC data to contribute to the recent debate relating to the Europeanisation of reference groups. Our analysis addresses both weak and strong versions of the thesis. The former proposes that common standards of what is an acceptable level of participation in one’s own society emerge as a consequence of knowledge of conditions in other societies. The latter argues that people increasingly perceive themselves as part of a larger European stratification. Our analysis leads us to reject both versions of the thesis. Material deprivation rather than having a uniform effect is highly dependent on national context. In circumstances where the Europeanisation of inequality is raising issues relating to both national and transnational forms of legitimacy, it is important to understand that there is no necessary relationship between such Europeanisation and the Europeanisation of reference groups.

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    Item Type: Working Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > europeanisation/europeanization & European identity
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    Series: Series > Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Dublin > ESRI Working Papers
    Depositing User: Alyssa McDonald
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 01 Nov 2019 12:40
    Number of Pages: 32
    Last Modified: 01 Nov 2019 12:40
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/87735

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