​What drives discriminatory welfare preferences against co-ethnics and intra-national groups in societies shaped by historical division? This article examines how welfare chauvinism—traditionally understood as opposition to granting welfare benefits to immigrants and ethnic minorities—extends to co-ethnics and intra-national groups. Focusing on Germany and South Korea, the study highlights how historical and political divisions shape attitudes toward welfare distribution. Western Germans and South Koreans exhibit discriminatory preferences against Eastern Germans and North Koreans, respectively. Through a comparative experimental approach, this article shows that these exclusionary tendencies align with constructs of national identity and perceptions of “authentic” membership in the nation-state. By situating the findings within the established welfare chauvinism framework, this study refines our understanding of how in-group boundaries and historical legacies influence welfare attitudes, offering insights into the persistence of discrimination even within ostensibly unified societies.

Peter Ward 외 공저｜​2025년 10월 27일​

https://academic.oup.com/policyandsociety/advance-article/doi/10.1093/polsoc/puaf027/8304391​