In person icon Electorates’ Attitudes towards Immigration in Europe: Individual and Contextual Determinants

Abstract

This panel explores changes in electorates’ attitudes towards immigration in European countries over time and under the effect of a serious economic crisis. The large existing literature on the topic (Quillian 1995, Mayda 2006, Hainmueller and Hiscox 2007, Sides and Citrin 2007 among others) emphasizes, on the one hand, socioeconomic factors such as perceived competition for jobs, individual skills and demographic shocks, and, on the other hand, cultural predispositions and level of education of respondents. At the same time the recent economic crisis in Europe is linked to the prominence of political parties with an anti-immigration discourse (Golden Dawn in Greece, UKIP in the UK, Front National in France…). The papers of the panel will contribute to the bourgeoning literature both empirically, by using data for the period following the recent economic crisis that has affected many European countries, and theoretically, by emphasizing the effect of institutional frameworks and political strategies within each country that act as intermediate forces shaping perceptions of immigration.

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