The Impact of Immigration Attitudes on Voting Preferences: Evidence from the European Social Survey

Malloy, Brandon; Ozkok, Zeynep; Rosborough, Jonathan

doi:10.1007/s12134-021-00913-2

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“…Nevertheless, the link between ATI and subjective wellbeing shows that ATI still impact immigrants’ lives. Considering that those with the most negative ATI are also usually voters of right-wing political parties (Malloy et al, 2021 ), exploring ATI could serve as a complementary approach to investigating perceived discrimination (Safi, 2010 ; Vohra & Adair, 2000 ) and voting preferences (Schilling & Stillman, 2021 ). This could shed light on the cumulative effect of the environment on individuals in their destination country.…”

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Do Attitudes Towards Immigrants Matter? The Subjective Wellbeing of Immigrants in England and Wales and Their Exposure to Non-migrants

Šedovič

2023

Eur J Population

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The wellbeing of immigrants is affected by those around them and the context in which they live. Yet we still know relatively little about the impact that attitudes towards immigrants (ATI) have on immigrants’ life satisfaction, nor do we know the routes by which it manifests. By matching individual data from the UK Understanding Society study to area-level data on ATI for England and Wales from the 2018 European Values Study, I examine whether subnational ATI are associated with immigrants’ life satisfaction. If so, I aim to determine the geographical level at which it is prominent and identify the channels through which this association operates. By exploiting the different geographical scales at which ATI are aggregated, I show within-country variation in ATI. Controlling for contextual- and individual-level characteristics, I find that immigrants’ wellbeing is sensitive to exposure to the negative ATI of non-migrants at the regional level but not at the municipal level. Theoretically identified channels (local social cohesion and ethnic composition) are not drivers of this association, but it is moderated by (interethnic) friendships. Further, I show that ATI are a measure of environment rather than a function of intergroup contact or exposure and that the entire composition of the ATI in an area is more important than the most negative attitudes. I discuss the implications of these findings.

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“…Therefore, I aggregate the ATI at two levels: (1) local (NUTS3—comparable to Local Authority Districts (LAD)); and (2) regional (NUTS1/Government Office Region (GOR)). When aggregating attitudes, I presume they drive behaviour (Schuman et al, 1985 ), specifically behaviour towards immigrants (Malloy et al, 2021 ).…”

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Do Attitudes Towards Immigrants Matter? The Subjective Wellbeing of Immigrants in England and Wales and Their Exposure to Non-migrants

Šedovič

2023

Eur J Population

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“…cultural; Bourdieu [ 1986 ]; Scherger & Savage [ 2010 ]), fade away as one ages. Instead, evidence suggests that the shadow of social origins extends well into adulthood, continuing to shape children’s social, economic, political (Malloy et al, 2021 ) and educational progression (Erola et al, 2016 ; Hess & Torney, 1967 ). In fact, these norms can solidify with attitude stability increasing with age (Alwin & Krosnick, 1991 ; Min et al, 2012 ).…”

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Educational Mobility and Attitudes Towards Migration from an International Comparative Perspective

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Pedroso

2022

Int. Migration & Integration

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This work considers the role of intergenerational educational mobility in shaping attitudes towards immigration. Two substantive questions drive this work. First, does the experience of stagnant or downward educational mobility result in negative attitudes towards immigration? Second, are perceptions of immigration shaped by the relative importance of parental (i.e. origin) and one’s own (i.e. destination) level of education? We deploy six waves of the European Social Survey (ESS) to assess how upward, downward and stagnant intergenerational educational mobility shape attitudes towards immigration across 31 countries. Results show that upward educational mobility can moderate antipathy towards immigration, but this is more applicable in country-contexts where parental education is less relevant. In other words, education matters for our understanding of how immigration is viewed, but its role must be framed in a way that takes into account multiple generations.

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Recent emigrant waves and the institutional quality of origin country: evidence from Greece

Sykas

2024

Const Polit Econ

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The Impact of Immigration Attitudes on Voting Preferences: Evidence from the European Social Survey

Cited by 3 publications

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Do Attitudes Towards Immigrants Matter? The Subjective Wellbeing of Immigrants in England and Wales and Their Exposure to Non-migrants

Do Attitudes Towards Immigrants Matter? The Subjective Wellbeing of Immigrants in England and Wales and Their Exposure to Non-migrants

Educational Mobility and Attitudes Towards Migration from an International Comparative Perspective

Recent emigrant waves and the institutional quality of origin country: evidence from Greece

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