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Beds or bonds? Conditional solidarity in the coronavirus crisis
[Betten oder Bonds? Konditionale Solidarität in der Corona-Krise]

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  • Koos, Sebastian
  • Leuffen, Dirk

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The coronavirus crisis exacerbates inequality in the European Union. It gives rise to a critical debate about the future of Europe concerning a key question: In what way does the project of integration require a higher degree of European solidarity? To what extent are Europeans willing to help each other, and what kind of help are they willing to provide? The results from a recent survey of the German residential population, presented in this paper, offer a mixed picture: Whereas people strongly support medical solidarity, their willingness to support fi nancial redistribution is limited. As a consequence, it will be crucial to use ideational leadership to activate the potential for solidarity towards a united, viable Europe marked by limited inequality—especially with the German Council Presidency commencing on July 1st, 2020.

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  • Koos, Sebastian & Leuffen, Dirk, 2020. "Beds or bonds? Conditional solidarity in the coronavirus crisis [Betten oder Bonds? Konditionale Solidarität in der Corona-Krise]," Policy Papers 01, University of Konstanz, Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality. Perceptions, Participation and Policies".
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