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Hercowitz-Amir, Adi, Raijman, Rebeca and Davidov, Eldad (2017). Host or hostile? Attitudes towards asylum seekers in Israel and in Denmark. Int. J. Comp. Sociol., 58 (5). S. 416 - 440. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1745-2554

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Abstract

In this study, we focus on attitudes towards asylum seekers in two countries: Denmark and Israel. Both serve as interesting cases through which to study public sentiment of host populations for people seeking refuge. We examine the role of three core dimensions that have been relatively overlooked in previous studies: social contact with asylum seekers, the role of support for humanitarian policies and perceptions of legitimacy of the asylum seekers' claims. We also gauge the way perceptions of threat mediate the effect of these core dimensions on individuals' willingness to share their national benefits with those looking for refugee status in the two countries. For the analysis, we use multiple group structural equation modelling. On the descriptive level, findings suggest that respondents are considerably more hostile in Israel than in Denmark, although the mechanisms leading to the formation of exclusionary attitudes are partly similar. We conclude with some limitations of the study and closing remarks about similarities and differences across the two countries.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hercowitz-Amir, Adi UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Raijman, Rebeca UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Davidov, Eldad UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-215521
DOI:	10.1177/0020715217722039
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. J. Comp. Sociol.
Volume:	58
Number:	5
Page Range:	S. 416 - 440
Date:	2017
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1745-2554
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language INTERGROUP CONTACT THEORY; PERCEIVED GROUP THREAT; WELFARE-STATE; MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; ETHNIC PREJUDICE; PUBLIC-OPINION; ANTI-IMMIGRANT; FIT INDEXES; VALUES Multiple languages Sociology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/21552