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Conflicting identities: cosmopolitan or anxious? : appreciating concerns of host country population improves attitudes towards immigrants
Heidland, Tobias; Wichardt, Philipp C. - 2019
This paper connects insights from the literature on cosmopolitan values in political science, anxiety in social psychology, and identity economics in a vignette-style experiment. We asked German respondents about their attitudes towards a Syrian refugee, randomizing components of his description...
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Conflicting identities : cosmopolitan or anxious? : appreciating concerns of host country population improves attitudes towards immigrants
Heidland, Tobias; Wichardt, Philipp C. - 2016
Cosmopolitan or anxious? In order to test the influence of conflicting aspects of identity, German respondents were asked about their attitude towards a Syrian refugee the description of whom was varied in various domains (N=662). Once the refugee is described as being aware of as well as open...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517892
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I'm neither racist nor xenophobic, but: dissecting European attitudes towards a ban on Muslims' immigration
Marfouk, Abdeslam - 2018
paper also provides evidence that racism and immigration phobia play a key role in shaping Europeans' support of a ban on … Muslim immigration. This finding challenges the discourse and campaigns of the populist groups who exploit the 'Islamization … of Europe' rhetoric successfully and use various pretexts to justify a call for a ban on Muslims' immigration, e.g. the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012130589
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Does immigration undermine public support for social policy?
Bradya, David; Finnigana, Ryan - 2014
There has been great interest in the relationship between immigration and the welfare state in recent years, and … in the U.S. welfare state, and anti-immigrant sentiments, many contend that immigration undermines public support for … social policy. This study analyzes three measures of immigration and six welfare attitudes using 1996 and 2006 International …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012040170
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The interplay between refugee inflows and media coverage in determining attitudes towards immigration in Germany
Tsai, Chia-Jung; Rinderknecht, R. Gordon; Zagheni, Emilio - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014329725
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Exposure to past immigration waves and attitudes toward newcomers
Gihleb, Rania; Giuntella, Osea; Stella, Luca - 2022
How does previous exposure to massive immigrant inflows affect concerns about current immigration and the integration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013368609
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Exposure to past immigration waves and attitudes toward newcomers
Gihleb, Rania; Giuntella, Osea; Stella, Luca - 2022
How does previous exposure to massive immigrant inflows affect concerns about current immigration and the integration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013369005
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Immigration shocks and shifting social group boundaries
Hessami, Zohal; Schirner, Sebastian - 2024
We study whether the arrival of a new immigrant wave changes natives' acceptance of former immigrants and their descendants. We exploit the 2015 European refugee crisis and the context of German open-list local council elections where voting for immigrant-origin candidates represents a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015075358
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Exposure to past immigration waves and attitudes toward newcomers
Gihleb, Rania; Giuntella, Osea; Stella, Luca - 2022
How does previous exposure to massive immigrant inflows affect concerns about current immigration and the integration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013384378
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The role of social capital in shaping Europeans' immigration sentiments
Economidou, Claire; Karamanis, Dimitris; Kechrinioti, … - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 11 (2020) 1/3, pp. 1-31
individuals. The present paper studies the Europeans' attitudes toward immigration, focusing particularly on the role of social …
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