Individual-Level Attitudes towards Immigrants over Time and across Contexts
| Project responsable | Didier Ruedin |
| Team member |
Sjoerdje Van Heerden
Marco Pecoraro Veronica Preotu Carla Xena |
| Project partner |
Eva Green
Tobias Müller Sergi Pardos Prado |
| Abstract |
Countries across Western Europe attract large numbers of immigrants.
While some regard immigration positively and underline benefits,
others view it with suspicion. Scholars in many fields have studied
why some individuals oppose immigration and foreigners more than
others. Political scientists, sociologists, social psychologists,
and economists have all refined the basic argument of unwanted
competition in the labour market and increasingly underline the
role of prejudice, ideology, context, and cultural values. However,
scholars have not yet adequately addressed how attitudes towards
immigration develop and change over time, and under what
circumstances they are maintained. This creates the condition for
ill-informed policy decisions and a perpetuation of resentment
among parts of the population. This research will remedy this gap in the literature by examining the dynamics of individual-level attitudes towards foreigners using panel data in a cross-national framework. The project will examine three related research areas – the role of neighbourhoods in shaping attitudes, socialisation, and the stability or persistence of attitudes. By so doing the study clarifies the relationship between individual background, context, and negative attitudes towards foreigners. |
| Keywords |
immigration, attitudes towards foreigners, panel data, dynamics, socialization |
| Project homepage | http://www.snis.ch/project_individual-level-attitudes-tow... |
| Type of project | Fundamental research project |
| Research area | Migration |
| Method of financing | SNIS |
| Status | Completed |
| Start of project | 1-11-2015 |
| End of project | 31-3-2018 |
| Contact | Didier Ruedin |