Does mass immigration and increasing ethnic diversity challenge the legitimacy of universal welfare state? Assuming that basic income can be seen as a radical extension state, we pursue this question by investigating whether popular reactions towards proposal are susceptible to persuasion invokes attitudes immigration. The study is based on survey data covering representative sample Norwegian electorate. We find comfortable majority express sympathy with idea income, structure initial...

Recent research on the legitimacy of welfare state has pointed to a potential negative impact immigration. While much this been concerned with possible weakening general support for economic redistribution, article analyses popular introduction two-tier (dualist) system, and focuses interplay between public opinion party competition. It uses survey data from Denmark Norway: two similar states where elite politics migration dualism markedly different over last decade. finds that level...

Refugee and labour immigration have placed the issue of immigrants’ access to welfare benefits high on political agenda. This article explores how voter preferences for increases in child benefit change when respondents are reminded about benefits. The survey experiment shows that information newly arrived has only a small impact support increasing allowance. By contrast, migrants’ children living another European Union country strong impact, observed sensitivity this cue is not same extent...

Economic competition theory predicts that anti-immigration sentiments will increase in periods with high unem-ployment, particular among low-skilled workers. Using five rounds of cross-sectional data from the European Social Survey and utilising rise unemployment many countries due to financial crisis, this article provides a more effective empirical test interest-based theories than previous studies. It employs hierarchical, two-stage regression techniques estimate relationship between...

The article investigates the impact of being unemployed on political marginalisation among young people. Are youth politically marginalised compared with employed youth? Is unemployment related to development welfare state? Based Marshall’s concept social citizenry, and Esping‐Andersen’s theory decommodification politics, was expected be least in most‐developed states. In these countries, policies were counteract unemployed. analyses based Eurobarometer survey Young Europeans from 1990....

Competitive tendering for public services has triggered a heated academic debate. In political economy, competition is claimed to improve efficiency. If this true, why are most governments faithful the monopoly model? Political economists suggest that sector employees and unions influence preferences of elected politicians. new institutional theory, undermine democratic governance. do some make use competitive tendering? tradition, organisational solutions seen as expressions autonomous...

According to the literature on ‘new politics of welfare state’, party plays a minor role in policy outputs today. In this article, we ask what degree politicisation is below level government. Focusing two specific areas – pension reform and anti-poverty both substantive procedural aspects case Norway, identify policies map intra-party decision-making prior 2005 general election. We first conclude that neither area seemed be strongly politicised, but nonetheless, there were limits...

It is commonly assumed that popular support for national pension systems depends on widespread satisfaction with projected benefit levels among the working age population, and in particular public system will be jeopardised if taxpayers do not feel confident about eventually receiving promised benefits. On basis of Norwegian survey data, two sets questions are addressed article: (1) Is there a lack confidence National Insurance scheme? (2) an association between people's political attitudes...

This article aims to investigate the persuasive power of immigration on people's attitudes towards a universal basic income (UBI). We use survey experiment in which respondents, after being asked about their immediate reaction idea introducing an unconditional income, are confronted with counterargument referring immigration. The was undertaken November 2021 as part Norwegian Citizen Panel, representative research-purpose internet panel, and replicates similar carried out among voters 2003....

There are growing concerns both in academic and political debates that the provision of cash transfers to people economically active age groups does not support might even undermine social citizenship. In this article we study integration participation disability benefit recipients Norway. We anticipate less likely than others participate arenas, but postulate degree their marginalisation depends on contextual factors. particular expect presence a large proportion local area where individual...

Opinion research has for long discussed the robustness of individuals’ political opinions. Panel data have been a much used method to study opinion change and stability. This can tell how many position from one point time another, but it hardly be why individuals or maintain their attitudes. To able significance information upon people’s views, in recent years adopted an experimental approach. article examines results survey experiment, based on counter‐argument technique developed by...