National identity, partisanship, and attitudes toward North Korean defectors in South Korea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7843631 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gidong Kim (0000-0003-4502-0876, University of Missouri, corresponding author), Jae Mook Lee (0000-0001-5345-7598, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), Na Kyeong Lee (0000-0003-1998-345X, Seoul Women's University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 19 |
| Pages | 4984-5005 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-26 |
| 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.2022.2141213 |
| OpenAlex | W4308076545 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 58 |
Based on the group-centric perspective on immigration, previous studies argue that shared identities help citizens in a host state shape more favourable attitudes toward immigrants. Likewise, the existing findings suggest that, given both co-ethnicity and co-nationality, South Koreans are likely to have more positive attitudes toward North Korean defectors than other types of immigrants. However, in this paper, we present a different perspective to analyse South Koreans’ attitudes toward North Korean defectors by taking the role of partisanship into account. Using an original survey experiment, we found that when the liberal incumbent government emphasises the inclusion of North Korean defectors, conservative partisans’ attitudes become negative. In particular, this partisan bias appears with regard to ethnic national identity, but not to civic national identity. Conversely, under the same condition, liberals’ attitudes do not change positively. Based on the findings, we conclude that South Koreans’ attitudes toward North Korean defectors are related to negative partisanship
Ethnic group · Immigration · National identity · Nationality · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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Group cues and public opposition to immigration
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Attitudes toward Highly Skilled and Low-skilled Immigration
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |