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In our @ElectoralStdies article, entitled "“Do perceptions of EMU alter clarity of responsibility? A comparison of German and Greek electorates” @robbpann and I consider the way in which perceptions of responsibility for economic policy affect the economic vote in DE and GR 1/7
Our vote model shows that in both countries economic voting occurs. However, once we interact perceptions of EU responsibility with perceptions of economic performance, we obtain diverging results. 2/7
In Germany, the weight of economic perceptions on vote increases when citizens assign a higher responsibility to the EU for the country's economic situation. This is the opposite of what the “blurring of responsibility” posits. 3/7
On the contrary, in Greece the weight of economic perceptions on vote decrease when citizens perceive the EU as responsible for the economic situation. 4/7
The pro or anti EU stance of the national governments can make a difference to the ways in which voters assign blame to the national government. In the German case, since the government is pro-EU, the economic vote may not be impaired by those who are aware that the EU 5/7
Yet, in Greece, the Tsipras gov was perceived as Eurosceptic, economic voting was mitigated, due to the national government's eurosceptic credentials. Still, these credentials were wearing a little thin by 2019, the time of our survey, according to @ches_data 6/7
Another possible reason for these results, is that the recent history of Germany and Greece would suggest that their citizens have different perceptions about the relevance of their country within EU institutions. Thanks again to @MapleERC which enabled this research. 7/7
