The Impact of Religion and National Origin on Attitudes towards Refugee Rights
An International Comparative Empirical Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3238709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Unser (0000-0001-8663-6947, TU Dortmund University, corresponding author), Hans-Georg Ziebertz (0000-0001-7750-0669), Hans‐georg Ziebertz (University of Würzburg) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 303 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel11060303 |
| OpenAlex | W3036220020 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
This paper is concerned with the rights of refugees. The refugee issue has been an acutely charged item on the political agenda for several years. Although the great waves of influx have flattened out, people are continually venturing into Europe. Europe's handling of refugees has been subject to strong criticism, and the accusation that various actions contradict internationally agreed law is particularly serious. It remains a question of how to respond appropriately to the influx of people fearing for their lives. This paper examines empirically how young people from different denominations in Germany (n = 2022) and how Roman Catholics from 10 countries (n = 5363) evaluate refugee rights. It also investigates whether individual religiosity moderates the influence of denomination or national context. The results show that there are no significant differences between respondents from different denominations, but there are significant differences between respondents from different countries. However, religiosity was not found to moderate the influence of denomination or national context. These findings suggest that attitudes towards refugee rights depend more on the national context in which people live rather than on their religious affiliation or individual religiosity
Criminology · Criticism · False accusation · Geography · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Religiosity · Sociology · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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Multiculturalism
Twenty-First Century Populism
Religious Commitment and Empathic Concern
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The Law of Refugee Status
Religious Identity and National Heritage
Religion and Modern Society
Access to Asylum
One pope, two churches
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Religion and Prejudice Toward Immigrants and Refugees
The Protection of Refugees in Islam
Entwicklungspsychologie des Jugendalters
The Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS)
The refugee crisis and fear
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |