A comparison of attitudes towards immigrants from the perspective of the political party vote
Many reasons have shaped immigration into the EU over the past decade. Since then, attitudes towards immigration have not only gained public attention but have also shaped political debate and discourse in recent regional, national, and EU elections. The global financial crisis of 2008 increased the...
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| description | Many reasons have shaped immigration into the EU over the past decade. Since then, attitudes towards immigration have not only gained public attention but have also shaped political debate and discourse in recent regional, national, and EU elections. The global financial crisis of 2008 increased the importance of migration in the social welfare upheaval in most Member States. Anti-immigrant sentiment and rhetoric became part of the narrative of some political parties during the campaign, and media coverage catalysed these social attitudes. The study used the 2013 International Social Survey Project (ISSP) dataset of six countries (namely Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, the UK, and Portugal) to see if the political party vote might have affected the attitude toward immigrants. The study extends other previous studies and presents new evidence on an under-researched topic. Results show that the left party voters are more open toward immigrants than the right party voters and that the green party voters show the most positive attitudes towards immigrants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b2f2e5f3a3f429d813b84b2617c5bbc2023-04-05T08:20:43ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-03-0193e14089A comparison of attitudes towards immigrants from the perspective of the political party voteAlessandro Indelicato0Juan Carlos Martín1Raffaele Scuderi2Institute of Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; IUAV Univesity of Venezia, 30315, Venezia, Italy; Corresponding author. Institute of Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.Institute of Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SpainFaculty of Economics and Law, Kore University of Enna, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100, Enna, ItalyMany reasons have shaped immigration into the EU over the past decade. Since then, attitudes towards immigration have not only gained public attention but have also shaped political debate and discourse in recent regional, national, and EU elections. The global financial crisis of 2008 increased the importance of migration in the social welfare upheaval in most Member States. Anti-immigrant sentiment and rhetoric became part of the narrative of some political parties during the campaign, and media coverage catalysed these social attitudes. The study used the 2013 International Social Survey Project (ISSP) dataset of six countries (namely Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, the UK, and Portugal) to see if the political party vote might have affected the attitude toward immigrants. The study extends other previous studies and presents new evidence on an under-researched topic. Results show that the left party voters are more open toward immigrants than the right party voters and that the green party voters show the most positive attitudes towards immigrants.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023012963Attitudes toward immigrantsPolitical partiesInternational social survey program (ISSP)Fuzzy-hybrid TOPSIS |
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| title | A comparison of attitudes towards immigrants from the perspective of the political party vote |
| title_full | A comparison of attitudes towards immigrants from the perspective of the political party vote |
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| title_short | A comparison of attitudes towards immigrants from the perspective of the political party vote |
| title_sort | comparison of attitudes towards immigrants from the perspective of the political party vote |
| topic | Attitudes toward immigrants Political parties International social survey program (ISSP) Fuzzy-hybrid TOPSIS |
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