Does Contact with Foreigners Reduce Worries about Immigration? A Longitudinal Analysis in Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2234863 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samir Khalil (0000-0002-1378-7215, German Center for Integration and Mirgation Research (DeZIM), Berlin, Germany & University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany), Elise Naumann (0000-0003-1415-0678, SFB 884 “Political Economy of Reforms”, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany & Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 189-201 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/esr/jcab039 |
| OpenAlex | W3195748739 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 51 |
This article examines how contact with perceived foreigners affects natives' attitudes towards immigration. Using six waves of individual level panel data from Germany (2007-2017), we find that natives' reported mutual visits with foreigners reduce worries about immigration. However, the results do not imply an increase in this effect in the course of repeated contact. Our analyses also consider the possibility that the effect of out-group contact on attitudes is heterogeneous across social groups. Our results show that contact effects are not restricted to younger age groups but also hold for older age groups. Surprisingly, there are stronger reductions in worries among right-leaning compared to left-leaning individuals
Contact theory · Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economics · Immigration · Longitudinal data · Longitudinal study · Panel analysis · Panel data · Political science · Social contact · Sociology · Demography · Engineering · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |