Studying attitudes toward immigrants |
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| Coordinator 1 | Professor Eldad Davidov (University of Cologne) |
| Coordinator 2 | Dr Marcus Eisentraut (University of Cologne) |
| Coordinator 3 | Professor Anastasia Gorodzeisky (Tel Aviv University) |
| Coordinator 4 | Professor Dina Maskileyson (Université du Luxembourg) |
| Coordinator 5 | Ms Leona Przechomski (University of Cologne) |
| Coordinator 6 | Professor Peter Schmidt (University of Giessen) |
Studying attitudes toward immigrants
Session organizers in alphabetical order:
Eldad Davidov, Marcus Eisentraut, Anastasia Gorodzeisky, Dina Maskileyson, Leona Przechomski, Peter Schmidt and Moshe Semyonov
Europe has been experiencing large flows of immigration either from outside or within the EU. People come to Europe for work and study, but also escape wars, political instabilities, repression, or poverty. The Syrian refugee crisis of 2015/6, poverty and political instability in Africa, and the Russian war against Ukraine have pushed people to flee from their countries and try to seek safety and better life in Europe. These flows have brought attitudes towards migration to the forefront of public debates and resulted in political polarization in Europe. Europeans are divided not only in their attitudes toward immigrants and refugees but also in how they believe their country should deal with these immigration flows. This division is evident in the rise of support for and popularity of extreme right-wing parties in different European countries. The session is going to cover ongoing studies that utilize different methods of survey data collection and analysis to explain variation across individuals and societies in attitudes toward newcomers into Europe. Scholars are encouraged to submit studies which use survey data including comparative and longitudinal data and employ variable-oriented or typological approaches to explain attitudes toward immigrants and refugees in Europe.