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- PublicationAccès libreNarratives of Crisis and Their Influence on Attitudes, Behaviour, and Policies of Migration and Mobility: A Framework(Neuchâtel : nccr - on the move, 2024)
; ; ; - PublicationAccès libreHow political reception contexts shape location decisions of immigrants(Neuchâtel Université de Neuchâtel MAPS, 2022)
; ; - PublicationAccès libreProtest Against the Deportation of Rejected Asylum Seekers in the Local and National Press in Switzerland(2016)Objective: Examine whether a focus on national newspapers biases the coverage of protest against the deportation of rejected asylum seekers. Methods: Articles on the deportation of rejected asylum seekers in the local press were analysed in the same manner as articles in the national press. Descriptive statistics are used to compare the coverage of protest. Results: There is a clear tendency for the local press to report more protest from the geographical area they are based in. The characteristics of these protests, however, are comparable to those reported in the national press. Conclusions: A focus on national newspapers seems to undercount the volume of protest taking place, but not introduce large biases in the kind of protest covered.
- PublicationAccès libreA Foreigner Who Doesn’t Steal My Job: The Role of Unemployment Risk and Values in Attitudes towards Foreigners(Lausanne FORS Working Paper Series 2013-5, Université de Lausanne, Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences, 2013)
; - PublicationAccès librePatterns of Claims-Making on Civic Integration and Migration in Europe: Are Muslims Different?Of the various immigrant and minority groups in Western Europe, Muslims are frequently singled out for their alleged cultural distance and lack of interest to participate in social and political life. Mutual distrust between Islamic organizations and political actors seems to be rising. This paper is interested in patterns of discursive interaction between Muslim groups on the one hand, and other political actors on the other hand. It examines seven European societies with varying proportions of Muslims among the population, distinct traditions of citizenship policies, and different levels of electoral success of parties voicing anti-Islam positions. Using a political claims analysis covering 1995 to 2009, we show that there are substantial differences between countries in the use of migrant-group categories. These differences do not fit the policy tradition typology suggested by Koopmans 2007, and we identify significant changes over time. Of the various groups, we find that Muslims are differentiated in the news media. The proportion of claims by Muslim organizations is nowhere in proportion to their size in the population, and indeed claims about Muslims are more common. This suggests that the construction of Muslim groups as a politically relevant category is largely done by non-Muslim political actors. The frames used in claims about Muslims differ significantly from those used for other immigrant groups. Whereas the most common frames for immigrants more generally are instrumental, for Muslims identity-based arguments are invoked more frequently. Moreover, we find that Muslims are talked about almost exclusively in connection with integration rather than immigration. This paper was presented at the Muslims and Political Participation in Britain conference in Edinburgh
- PublicationAccès libreThe Concept of Individual Representation: Approaching Political Representation DifferentlyThis paper presents a new conceptualization and measure of political representation to complement existing approaches. Individual representation scores approach political representation from a different direction than the conventional dyadic and collective representation. By placing the individual at the centre, individual representation scores provide an answer to the question of how well an individual in society is represented by the legislature in place. This contrasts with the starting point of existing approaches, where the representative or a group of representatives are examined foremost. As other approaches to political representation, individual representation assumes that representation is “better” where Euclidean distances between the individual and the representative are smaller. Individual representation scores are calculated by comparing on the one hand the position of the individual vis-à-vis other citizens, and on the other hand the position of the individual vis-à-vis the legislature. The paper includes an empirical example to illustrate how the concept can be applied.
- PublicationAccès libreConceptualizing the Integration of Immigrants and Other GroupsThis paper addresses the integration of immigrants and other societal groups from a conceptual point of view. There are many operationalizations of the concept of integration in the literature, but the fundamental question of how integration should be conceptualized is rarely addressed. This makes it difficult to assess whether a particular operationalization is suitable for measuring integration. The aim of this paper is to develop a formal understanding of the concept of integration, and not to review the existing literature. With increased conceptual clarity and by working toward an objective definition as far as possible, the paper creates a possible foundation on which indicators of integration can be built. Integration is conceptualized as proximity, and a distinction is drawn between the integration of groups and individuals. It is argued that integration should be understood as assimilation in relevant dimensions, whereas in other dimension significant differences are accepted.
- PublicationAccès libreThe reliability of MIPEX indicators as scalesThis paper examines the reliability of the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) as a scale. The MIPEX indicators are organized into several dimensions which are combined into six strands. The results of the reliability analysis suggest that overall, MIPEX is a reliable scale. Moreover, the individual strands are also reliable, although in most instances the scales could be improved by removing specific items. In contrast, however, most of the dimensions identified are not reliable. Using principal component analysis, it appears that the different strands and dimensions of MIPEX are not as distinct as presented. It seems that the number of indicators in MIPEX could be reduced, and the data are probably better presented in a different way than the six strands MIPEX uses.
- PublicationAccès libreThe role of social capital in the political participation of immigrants : evidence from agent-based modellingResearch commonly finds that immigrants are less likely to participate in politics than members of the mainstream society. The reasons for this difference are not well understood, and this paper uses agent-based modelling to examine participation in politics. Political participation is conceptualized in a more extensive way than the common focus on elections by including different levels of participation in a hierarchical manner. The simulation provides valid results, and it is suggested that social capital and contacts in the community may be a relevant mechanism to account for differences in political participation observed between immigrants and the mainstream society.
- PublicationAccès libreWie würden Personen ohne den roten Pass wählen: Wahlverhalten von Ausländerinnen und AusländernDieser Artikel untersucht das Wahlverhalten von Ausländerinnen und Ausländern und eingebürgerten Personen: Gehen sie mehr oder weniger häufig wählen als Schweizerinnen und Schweizer? Unterstützen sie tendenziell eher eine spezifische Partei anstatt andere Parteien? Empirische Forschungen im Ausland und in der Schweiz zeigen auf, dass sich das Wahlverhalten von Ausländer und Ausländerinnen den lokalen Gegebenheiten entspricht, weil das Umfeld für das Wahlverhalten dominant ist. Dies gilt besonders für Personen, die politisch interessiert und aktiv sind. Aufgrund ihrer Ideologie sind linke Parteien mit Programmen gegen Diskriminierung für Ausländer und Ausländerinnen zu einem gewissen Grad attraktiver als andere Parteien. Aus diesem Grund lässt sich eine Tendenz erkennen, dass Ausländer und Ausländerinnen und eingebürgerte Personen linke Parteien eher unterstützen. Im Vergleich zu regionalen und nationalen Unterschieden im Wahlverhalten sind aber solche Tendenzen nicht sehr ausgeprägt.