National Belonging and Public Support for Multiculturalism

Goodman, Sara Wallace; Alarian, Hannah M.

doi:10.1017/rep.2019.52

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“…Existing work establishes a fundamentally conflictual relationship between the outgroup—immigrants—and the receiving ingroup—citizens—though it identifies a variety of mechanisms by which this conflict emerges. This ranges from intergroup contact (Enos, 2014; Hopkins et al, 2014; Homola & Tavits, 2018; Newman et al, 2012), resource competition (Dancygier, 2010), to broader observations that draw on social identity theory (Goodman & Alarian, 2019). And to the extent that a threat is framed as external, we expect to see ingrouping and rallying-around-the-flag effects (Albertson & Gadarian, 2015).…”

Section: Hypothesizing the Effects Of Immigration Threatmentioning

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“…Group identification leads to group differentiation, and ultimately ingroup favoritism. Accordingly, a number of studies use SIT to show how national identity (Goodman & Alarian, 2019) and patriotism (de Figueiredo & Elkins, 2003), for example, shape outgroup attitudes. Thus, in a polarized political environment (Levendusky, 2009), where party identification becomes more salient, citizens rely on partisanship as a heuristic for attitudinal and behavioral cues.…”

Section: The Role Of Partisanshipmentioning

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Immigration Threat, Partisanship, and Democratic Citizenship: Evidence from the US, UK, and Germany

Goodman

2021

Comparative Political Studies

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Politicians and media frequently invoke immigration threats to shape public opinion. But how do outgroup threat frames affect norms of citizenship, including behavior, liberal value commitments, and national belonging? This paper presents evidence from an embedded vignette survey experiment in three immigrant-receiving societies: United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. I find immigration threats are filtered through partisanship in polarized settings, and asymmetrically affect norms of “good citizenship” among individuals on the partisan left. However, we see variation within this group: Democrats (US) de-value norms of behavior, like voting and being informed, while Labor supports (UK) repudiate liberal norms like tolerance and rally around national belonging. By contrast, in Germany, we observe more consensus in citizenship norm responses. The strong effect of immigration threat framing on the partisan left brings our attention to the strategic use of immigration discourse to move traditionally sympathetic citizens away from democratic civic ideals.

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Section: Hypothesizing the Effects Of Immigration Threatmentioning

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Section: The Role Of Partisanshipmentioning

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Immigration Threat, Partisanship, and Democratic Citizenship: Evidence from the US, UK, and Germany

Goodman

2021

Comparative Political Studies

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“…In this sense, aspects such as the development of an intergroup friendship or positive emotions in coexistence can be considered as feeling “at ease” in the interaction. Another important source of the study of positive attitudes comes from research that evaluates support for multiculturalism or the willingness to support the maintenance of identities or cultural practices of others (Berry, 2001 ; Goodman and Alarian, 2021 ). Here, attitudes linked to intergroup identity are evaluated to the extent that they capture the willingness of non-migrants to live with others who maintain their cultural characteristics as long as they do not threaten local identity.…”

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Social cohesion and attitudinal changes toward migration: A longitudinal perspective amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted social interactions and coexistence around the globe in dimensions that go far beyond health issues. In the case of the Global South, the pandemic has developed along with growing South-South migratory movements, becoming another key factor that might reinforce social conflict in increasingly multicultural areas as migrants have historically served as “scapegoats” for unexpected crises as a way to control and manage diversity. Chile is one of the main destination countries for migrants from the Latin American and Caribbean region, and COVID-19 outbreaks in migrant housing have intensified discrimination. In such a context, there is a need for understanding how the pandemic has potentially changed the way non-migrants perceive and interact with migrant neighbors. Drawing on the national social cohesion panel survey study ELSOC (2016–2021, N = 2,927) the aim is to analyze the changes in non-migrants' attitudes toward migrants—related to dimensions of social cohesion—over the last years and their relation with individual status and territorial factors. We argue that social cohesion in increasingly multicultural societies is partially threatened in times of crisis. The results indicate that after the pandemic, convivial attitudes toward Latin American migrants decreased. Chileans started perceiving them more negatively, particularly those respondents with lower educational levels and who live in increasingly multicultural neighborhoods with higher rates of migrant residents.

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“…Goodman and Alarian (2021) use data from 35 advanced democracies, including Canada, Mexico, and the United States to analyze the relationship between national identity and multiculturalism. They find more inclusive national identities are associated with greater support for multiculturalism.…”

Section: The Effects Of National Identitymentioning

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Nationalism and National Identity in North America

Byrd

2023

Nationalities Papers

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The study of nationalism in North America has focused heavily on national identity. Much of the scholarship in the region indicates that most individuals define their respective national identities as attainable and inclusive. In contrast to these findings, other evidence from nationalism and ethnic politics scholarship in North America suggests a strong racial link to national understandings. Focusing on national identity research in North America, primarily the United States, but also findings from Canada and Mexico, I try to address the connection between national identity, its political effects, and the boundaries of national identity content. This article identifies important findings from research in North America and proposes that scholars look beyond the current research to study national development – understood both historically and through the study of individuals’ constructive deployment of nationalism in everyday life.

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National Belonging and Public Support for Multiculturalism

Cited by 12 publications

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Immigration Threat, Partisanship, and Democratic Citizenship: Evidence from the US, UK, and Germany

Immigration Threat, Partisanship, and Democratic Citizenship: Evidence from the US, UK, and Germany

Social cohesion and attitudinal changes toward migration: A longitudinal perspective amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Nationalism and National Identity in North America

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