Immigration policies that include or exclude
A South African public opinion study of immigration policy preferences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3612656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Lawrence Gordon (0000-0002-6393-2118, Human Sciences Research Council, corresponding author), Steven Gordon (0000-0003-4090-1199, Democracy Governance and Service Delivery Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Durban, South Africa) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 443-461 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0253-3952 • E-ISSN: 1940-7874 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02533952.2016.1238336 |
| OpenAlex | W2558706838 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
South Africa is a regional hub for migration on the African continent and is home to a growing documented international migrant community. Foreigners in the country, however, often face violations of their established rights and are the victims of abuse. This paper examines public support for policies that would exclude international migrants from the country. Data from the 2013 South African Social Attitudes Survey, a nationally representative opinion poll (N = 2739) of all adults in the country, are used. This poll found that many South Africans favoured restrictive immigration policies and opposed granting foreigners the same rights as citizens. Multivariate analysis is employed to discern determinants of this opposition. Respondents’ perceptions of the population sizes of foreigners in their communities did not affect support for inclusion. It can be inferred, therefore, that the growth of the immigrant population has not provoked exclusionary attitudes in the country. Rather, results revealed, it is national pride (cultural versus political) and fears about the consequences of immigration that drive such attitudes. Programmes and policies designed to improve public perceptions of how foreigner impact society and the promotion of a nationalism characterised by inclusive multicultural civic patriotism may improve public support for the inclusion of international immigrants
Citizenship · Development economics · Economic growth · Immigration · Immigration policy · Multiculturalism · Political science · Politics · Population · Public opinion · Public policy · Sociology · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
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An Integrative Theory of Intergroup Conflict
Comparative Analyses of Public Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration Using Multinational Survey Data
National Pride in Comparative Perspective
Ethnic Exclusionism in European Countries. Public Opposition to Civil Rights for Legal Migrants as a Response to Perceived Ethnic Threat
Prejudice as a Response to Perceived Group Threat
Africa's Fear of Itself
What Does a Nation Owe Non-Citizens
Race Prejudice as a Sense of Group Position
People, State and Civic Responses to Immigration, Xenophobia and Racism in the New South Africa
Anti-Immigrant Attitudes in Europe
National Identities, National Pride and Xenophobia
Theories of the Policy Process
The Effect of Education on Nationalism and Ethnic Exclusionism
Advocacy in the Time of Xenophobia
Loving the alien? Citizenship, law, and the future in South Africa's demonic society
The Psychology of Prejudice
Do Numbers Really Count? Group Threat Theory Revisited
Social Construction of Target Populations
From 'Foreign Natives' to 'Native Foreigners
Fear of numbers
The relationship between outgroup size and anti-outgroup attitudes
Population size, perceived threat, and exclusion
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |