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The Limits of Social Solidarity

Basic Income, Immigration and the Legitimacy of the Universal Welfare State

Ann-Helén Bay

NOVA (Norwegian Social Research), Oslo, Norway

Axel West Pedersen

NOVA (Norwegian Social Research), Oslo, Norway

Does mass immigration and increasing ethnic diversity challenge the legitimacy of the universal welfare state? Assuming that basic income can be seen as a radical extension of the universal welfare state, we pursue this question by investigating whether popular reactions towards a basic income proposal are susceptible to persuasion that invokes attitudes towards immigration. The study is based on survey data covering a representative sample of the Norwegian electorate. We find that a comfortable majority express sympathy with the idea of a basic income, and that the structure of initial support for the basic income proposal is well in line with established findings concerning attitudes towards welfare state institutions and redistributive policies more generally. However, by applying a persuasion experiment, we show that negative attitudes towards immigration can be mobilized to significantly reduce the scope of support for a basic income proposal among the Norwegian electorate.

Key Words: immigration • legitimacy • public opinion • social policy • welfare state

Acta Sociologica, Vol. 49, No. 4, 419-436 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0001699306071682
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