Values or origin? Mandatory immigrant integration and immigration attitudes in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7843623 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hannah Alarian (0000-0001-6356-0513, University of Florida, corresponding author), Hannah M Alarian, Michael Neureiter (0000-0002-2800-229X, University of Pittsburgh) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1006-1027 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.2019.1668756 |
| OpenAlex | W2975066026 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 38 |
One of the most significant European policy developments of the past decade has been the proliferation of mandatory immigrant civic and language integration requirements. The primary intention of these policies is to facilitate immigrant integration, but do they also improve public support for immigration by fulfilling the type of deservingness criteria many hold for benefits or status? Or do such integration requirements contribute to growing mass anti-immigration sentiment through signalling cultural distance? We contribute to this ongoing debate by examining whether mandatory integration fosters or diminishes public support for immigration. In doing so, we first use biennial data across 14 Western European countries between 2007 and 2014 and second implement an original survey experiment in the UK. Our unique contribution across these two studies reveals that neither mandatory language nor civic integration requirements appear to meaningfully affect public support for immigration. Rather, we identify immigrant origin as the deciding line between open and antagonistic immigration attitudes. Further, we find these patterns persist regardless of integration target, policy measurement, requirement difficulty, or analytical strategy. We thereby conclude mandatory integration of immigrant communities appears to do little in terms of reducing widespread anti-immigration sentiment
Demographic economics · Economics · European Social Survey · Immigration · Immigration law · Immigration policy · Political science · Public opinion · Public policy · Social integration · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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Why No Left-Authoritarian Parties
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A review of experimental evidence of how communication affects attitudes to immigration
The Effect of Immigrant Integration Policies on Public Immigration Attitudes
The effects of perspective‐taking on multiple dimensions of discrimination
Migrant deservingness as an emerging concept
A tale of two logics
State Capacity, Refugee Reception, and Attitudes towards Refugees
Ethnic hierarchies versus civic values in a community of descent
Religion policy and subnational identity construction in Alsace-Moselle, France, and Catalonia, Spain
Cutting in line ahead of us
Inclusive Redistribution and Perceptions of Membership
State Policy and Immigrant Integration
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Europe's Migrant Policies
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Social factors influencing immigration attitudes
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Managing the National Status Group
Articulated antipathies
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Civic integration in Western Europe
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Dual Allegiances? Immigrants’ Attitudes toward Immigration
Sectoral Economies, Economic Contexts, and Attitudes toward Immigration
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Race, prejudice and attitudes toward redistribution
Conceptualizing and Measuring Citizenship and Integration Policy
An Equivalence Approach to Balance and Placebo Tests
The Hidden American Immigration Consensus
The Upside of Accents
What Triggers Public Opposition to Immigration? Anxiety, Group Cues, and Immigration Threat
Why symbolise control? Irregular migration to the UK and symbolic policy-making in the 1960s
Does Mandatory Integration Matter? Effects of Civic Requirements on Immigrant Socio-economic and Political Outcomes
The public view of immigrant integration
Acceptable and Unacceptable Immigrants
Predisposing Factors and Situational Triggers
Attitudes toward Highly Skilled and Low-skilled Immigration
Regulating Membership
The effect of perceived cultural and material threats on ethnic preferences in immigration attitudes
Conceptualisations of Welfare Deservingness by Polish Migrants in the UK
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |