Warsaw Economic Seminar – “Rallying around the EU flag: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and attitudes toward European Integration” [13.10.2022]
We kindly invite to take part in the next meeting within the Warsaw Economic Seminars series, organised jointly by the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw and the Warsaw School of Economics.
During the meeting prof. Jan Fidrmuc (Université de Lille) will present the paper which uses a survey among students at European universities to explore whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has affected attitudes toward European integration.
Abstract:
This paper uses a survey among students at European universities to explore whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has affected attitudes toward European integration. Some respondents completed the survey just before Russia’s assault on February 24, 2022, and some did so just afterwards, thus delivering a quasi-experimental design situation, which we exploit. Our results suggest that the ominous news about the Russian attack increased the participants’ interest in EU politics, consolidated their attachment to the EU, and made them more mindful and appreciative of the benefits of deeper European integration. In effect, the war so close to the EU Eastern border provoked a rally around the supranational EU flag, with convergence of public opinion toward shared European values.
The seminar will take place on October 13th 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in hybrid mode: in room B202 at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw (Długa 44/50) and via Zoom platform.
Link to the meeting: https://uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/j/94952861067?pwd=eWFxK0N3SWJJdUNtZUQ4RDYxQ1loZz09
Meeting ID: 949 5286 1067
Passcode: 149259
Working paper: https://www.cesifo.org/en/publications/2022/working-paper/rallying-around-eu-flag-russias-invasion-ukraine-and-attitudes
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