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Economic conditions and perceptions of immigrants as an economic threat in Europe: Temporal dynamics and mediating processes
International Journal of Comparative Sociology ( IF 2.156 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-19 , DOI: 10.1177/0020715221993529
Boris Heizmann 1 , Nora Huth 1, 2
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This article addresses the extent to which economic downturns influence the perception of immigrants as an economic threat and through which channels this occurs. Our primary objective is an investigation of the specific mechanisms that connect economic conditions to the perception of immigrants as a threat. We therefore also contribute to theoretical discussions based on group threat and realistic group conflict theory by exposing the dominant source of competition relevant to these relationships. Furthermore, we investigate whether people react more sensitive to short-term economic dynamics within countries than to the long-term economic circumstances. Our database comprises all waves of the European Social Survey from 2002 to 2017. The macro-economic indicators we use include GDP per capita, unemployment, and national debt levels, covering the most salient economic dimensions. We furthermore control for the country’s migration situation and aggregate party positions toward cultural diversity. Our results show that the dynamic short-term developments of the economy and migration within countries are of greater relevance for perceived immigrant threat than the long-term situation. In contrast, the long-term political climate appears to be more important than short-term changes in the aggregate party positions. Further mediation analyses show that objective economic conditions influence anti-immigrant attitudes primarily through individual perceptions of the country’s economic performance and that unemployment rates are of primary importance.



中文翻译:

经济状况和欧洲移民对经济威胁的看法:时间动态和调解过程

本文探讨了经济不景气在多大程度上影响了移民对经济威胁的认识,以及这种现象是通过什么途径发生的。我们的主要目标是研究将经济状况与对移民的威胁联系起来的特定机制。因此,通过暴露与这些关系有关的竞争的主要来源,我们也为基于群体威胁和现实群体冲突理论的理论讨论做出了贡献。此外,我们调查了人们对国家内部短期经济动态的反应是否比对长期经济环境更为敏感。我们的数据库包含2002年至2017年的所有欧洲社会调查浪潮。我们使用的宏观经济指标包括人均GDP,失业率和国债水平,涵盖最突出的经济规模。我们进一步控制了该国的移民状况,并加强了党派对文化多样性的立场。我们的结果表明,与长期状况相比,动态的短期经济发展和国家内部的移民与感知到的移民威胁的相关性更大。相反,长期的政治气氛似乎比总政党职位的短期变化更为重要。进一步的调解分析表明,客观的经济状况主要通过个人对该国经济表现的看法来影响反移民态度,而失业率是最重要的。我们进一步控制了该国的移民状况,并加强了党派对文化多样性的立场。我们的结果表明,与长期状况相比,动态的短期经济发展和国家内部的移民与感知到的移民威胁的相关性更大。相反,长期的政治气氛似乎比总政党职位的短期变化更为重要。进一步的调解分析表明,客观的经济状况主要通过个人对该国经济表现的看法来影响反移民态度,而失业率是最重要的。我们进一步控制了该国的移民状况,并加强了党派对文化多样性的立场。我们的结果表明,与长期状况相比,动态的短期经济发展和国家内部的移民与感知到的移民威胁的相关性更大。相反,长期的政治气氛似乎比总政党职位的短期变化更为重要。进一步的调解分析表明,客观的经济状况主要通过个人对该国经济表现的看法来影响反移民态度,而失业率是最重要的。我们的结果表明,与长期状况相比,动态的短期经济发展和国家内部的移民与感知到的移民威胁的相关性更大。相反,长期的政治气氛似乎比总政党职位的短期变化更为重要。进一步的调解分析表明,客观的经济状况主要通过个人对该国经济表现的看法来影响反移民态度,而失业率是最重要的。我们的结果表明,与长期状况相比,经济的动态短期发展和国家内部的移民与感知到的移民威胁的相关性更大。相反,长期的政治气氛似乎比总政党职位的短期变化更为重要。进一步的调解分析表明,客观的经济状况主要通过个人对该国经济表现的看法来影响反移民态度,而失业率是最重要的。

更新日期:2021-02-21
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