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Public support for E uropean defence: Does strategic culture matter?
Ist Teil von
European journal of political research, 2015-05, Vol.54 (2), p.363-383
Erscheinungsjahr
2015
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Abstract
This article identifies previously ignored determinants of public support for the
E
uropean
U
nion's security and defence ambitions. In contrast to public opinion
vis‐à‐vis
the
EU
in general, the literature on attitudes towards a putative
E
uropean army or the existing Common Security and Defence Policy (
CSDP
) suggests that the explanatory power of sociodemographic and economic variables is weak, and focuses instead on national identity as the main determinant of one's support. This article explores the possible impact of strategic culture, and argues that preferences
vis‐à‐vis
the
EU
's security and defence ambitions are formed in part through pre‐existing social representations of security. To test this proposition, ‘national’ strategic cultures are disaggregated and a typology is produced that contains four strategic postures: pacifism, traditionalism, humanitarianism and globalism. Applying regression analysis on individual‐level Eurobarometer survey data, it is found that strategic postures help explain both the general level of support for
CSDP
and support for specific
P
etersberg tasks.