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Ziller, Conrad ORCID: 0000-0002-2282-636X and Goodman, Sara Wallace (2020). Local Government Efficiency and Anti-immigrant Violence. J. Polit., 82 (3). S. 895 - 908. CHICAGO: UNIV CHICAGO PRESS. ISSN 1468-2508

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Abstract

Communities provide a crucial experiential context for native-immigrant interactions, yet we know little about the impact of local government performance on shaping public responses to immigrants. Building on arguments considering efficient governments as critical factors in facilitating immigrant integration and mitigating denizens' political deprivation, we argue that efficient local governments also play a significant role in reducing anti-immigrant behavior. Using cost efficiency modeling to generate a measure of local government efficiency (LGE), we show high LGE is associated with fewer incidents of anti-immigrant violence in Germany during its unprecedented refugee intake in 2015. Testing the broader implications of our theory, we employ longitudinal data on LGE of Dutch municipalities merged with police records of criminal offenses against immigrants (2012-15). Results from two-way fixed effects models show a systematic, negative link between efficiency and violence. Our results suggest that improving local governance can have salutary benefits on intergroup relations.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Ziller, Conrad UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-2282-636X UNSPECIFIED Goodman, Sara Wallace UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-328256
DOI:	10.1086/707399
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Polit.
Volume:	82
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 895 - 908
Date:	2020
Publisher:	UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
Place of Publication:	CHICAGO
ISSN:	1468-2508
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language INTERGROUP CONTACT; INITIAL CONDITIONS; ROLES; ATTITUDES; CAPACITY; DYNAMICS; GERMANY; EUROPE; MODELS Multiple languages Political Science Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/32825