Solidarity: From small communities to global societies

Althammer, Jörg

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“…family, friends, neighbourhood) to the supranational level (e.g. EU, world) (Althammer, 2019;Michailidou & Trenz, 2018). Arguably, solidarity even extends to non-existent groups, such as future generations or non-human entities such as animals or the environment.…”

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“…and closeness towards fellow citizens who knew each other personally. In Roman law (obligatio in solidum), the term characterised a strictly legal relationship of reciprocal liability in which members of the solidary community vouched for each other (Althammer, 2019;Bayertz, 1999). A more 'social' understanding of solidarity has been developed in Christian social ethics.…”

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Solidarity in the European Union

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2021

European Solidarity Under Scrutiny

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Drawing on the existing literature, the following chapter is dedicated to deriving a sound theoretical concept of individual European solidarity. This concept aims at capturing the solidarity of individual citizens in the EU. On one hand, this concept should model European solidarity in the European debt crisis, but on the other hand, it should also be applicable to other relevant problems that call for European solidarity. Therefore, I first review the theoretical literature on solidarity and evaluate the most important concepts in terms of their applicability to the European context. Second, I use these insights to define three key requirements for the concept of European solidarity. Third, I deduce a norm-based theoretical concept of individual European solidarity that meets the three predefined requirements. Fourth, I look at the drivers of solidarity to determine how European solidarity can be explained and ultimately strengthened. Existing Concepts of (European) SolidarityA brief look at the historical traditions of the term solidarity helps to understand the variety of existing concepts of (European) solidarity. Starting in ancient Greece, solidarity described some sort of friendship among the population of the polis. It referred to feelings of sympathy

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“…In other words, "who is included and who is excluded" (Stjernø, 2009, p. 16). Solidarity can therefore be conceived as concentric circles ranging from the interpersonal level (e.g., family, friends, neighborhood) to the supranational level (e.g., EU, world; Althammer, 2019;Michailidou & Trenz, 2018). Arguably, solidarity even extends to non-existent groups such as future generations or non-human entities such as animals or the environment; (4) The form of solidarity refers to the specific nature of the resources that are being redistributed or shared.…”

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“…(5) The role of reciprocity alludes to the question of whether solidarity is based on mutuality among members of a common group or whether it can be shown to external groups without direct or indirect compensation (Althammer, 2019;Thome, 1999).…”

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Solidarity in the Public Sphere: A Discourse Network Analysis of German Newspapers (2008–2017)

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2020

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Multiple crises in the EU have sparked a renaissance of the concept of solidarity. However, discursive approaches to solidarity and the public understanding of solidarity have hardly received scholarly attention. Empirical research on solidarity is rather centered on welfare institutions as well as on individual attitudes and behavior. To shed new light on solidarity in public discourse, we investigate in which policy fields the term is most often used, which actors refer to it and how different types of solidarity are covered in the German public discourse. We investigate the coverage of solidarity in four German newspapers (Die Welt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Die Tageszeitung) from 2008 to 2017. By deploying the discourse network methodology with 306 claims in 230 news articles, we analyze the co-occurrence of actors and issues over time. Our results indicate a varying set of issues in which solidarity occurs, a rather stable actor visibility, across time and a context-dependent use of different types of solidarity. Government actors, civil society actors as well as citizens drive the solidarity discourse showing that institutional as well as non-institutional actors make use of solidarity in their public actions regarding political protest, financial issues and migration. The study provides novel insights into the interdependence of actor and issue visibility and sheds new light on solidarity in media discourses.

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“…It was found that communal solidarity could be an effective mechanism for helping migrants adapt to their new social environment. This concept presupposes that connections bind people in a community to foster collaboration [10]-for example, solving mutual problems. Theoretically, solidarity is posited as a group construct rooted in social capital, different from individualism but rather collectivism that promotes the provision of social resources and services [11][12][13].…”

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Psychological health outcome of Sub-Saharan African migrants in Germany

2023

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African migrants living in Europe have an increased risk of adverse psychological health outcomes compared to people without a migration background. The increased vulnerability may be due to their migration experience and possible challenges in adapting and integrating into the host community. This study explores the association between community solidarity and psychological health outcome among Sub-Saharan African (SSA) migrants in Germany. The study used data from 518 SSA migrants in Germany collected in a cross-sectional survey across the 16 German federal states. A correlation matrix was computed to evaluate the bivariate relationship between psychological health, community solidarity, and socioeconomic, and demographic features. Furthermore, regression models were calculated to predict the effect of community solidarity on psychological health outcomes and the added predictive effects of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. Community solidarity shows a moderately significant positive association with psychological health (r=.41; p≤.01). A linear regression model suggests that community solidarity, education and age explained 19% of the variance in psychological health scores for SSA migrants in Germany. These results confirm community solidarity as a significant but multi-layered determinant of various factors that affect migrants’ psychological wellbeing. It supports implementing policies that promote community solidarity to facilitate SSA migrants’ wellbeing.

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Solidarity: From small communities to global societies

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Solidarity in the European Union

Solidarity in the European Union

Solidarity in the Public Sphere: A Discourse Network Analysis of German Newspapers (2008–2017)

Psychological health outcome of Sub-Saharan African migrants in Germany

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