Date: 2022
Type: Contribution to book
Public opinion and the politics of migration
Peter SCHOLTEN (ed.), Introduction to migration studies : an interactive guide to the literatures on migration and diversity, Cham : Springer, 2022, IMISCOE Research Series, pp. 375-388[Migration Policy Centre]
DENNISON, James, VRANCEAU, Alina, Public opinion and the politics of migration, in Peter SCHOLTEN (ed.), Introduction to migration studies : an interactive guide to the literatures on migration and diversity, Cham : Springer, 2022, IMISCOE Research Series, pp. 375-388[Migration Policy Centre] - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/75241
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Identifying and describing attitudes to immigration, let alone explaining them and their effects, is not a simple matter. In this chapter, we first outline the major scholarly works explaining attitudes to immigration. We identify six broad theoretical categories: economic interests, socialisation, psychological explanations, cueing, contact and context, and finally ’attitudinal embeddedness’. For each of these we present the key findings and consider the strengths and shortcomings of the literature, where applicable. We also sketch out existing research on the politics of immigration and the effects of attitudes to immigration on democratic politics, which we categorise as research on policy responsiveness, effects on party family support (notably the radical right), party competition, and polarisation. We end by considering future avenues for research.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/75241
ISBN: 9783030923761; 9783030923778
Series/Number: [Migration Policy Centre]
Publisher: Springer
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