Does Exposure to the Refugee Crisis Make Natives More Hostile?

Although Europe has experienced unprecedented numbers of refugee arrivals in recent years, there exists almost no causal evidence regarding the impact of the refugee crisis on natives’ attitudes, policy preferences, and political engagement. We exploit a natural experiment in the Aegean Sea, where G...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American political science review Jg. 113; H. 2; S. 442 - 455
Hauptverfasser:	HANGARTNER, DOMINIK, DINAS, ELIAS, MARBACH, MORITZ, MATAKOS, KONSTANTINOS, XEFTERIS, DIMITRIOS
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.05.2019
Schlagworte:	Attitudes Behavioral Science Research Behavioral Sciences Calculus College professors Crises Departments Displaced persons Economics Government School Relationship Hostility Human subjects Immigrants Immigration Immigration policy Indigenous peoples International relations International Studies Islands Migration Minority groups Muslims Noncitizens Outcome Measures Political asylum Political attitudes Political participation Political science Politics Preferences Refugee camps Refugees Residents Social exclusion Greece Europe Turkey
ISSN:	0003-0554, 1537-5943
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Zusammenfassung:	Although Europe has experienced unprecedented numbers of refugee arrivals in recent years, there exists almost no causal evidence regarding the impact of the refugee crisis on natives’ attitudes, policy preferences, and political engagement. We exploit a natural experiment in the Aegean Sea, where Greek islands close to the Turkish coast experienced a sudden and massive increase in refugee arrivals, while similar islands slightly farther away did not. Leveraging a targeted survey of 2,070 island residents and distance to Turkey as an instrument, we find that direct exposure to refugee arrivals induces sizable and lasting increases in natives’ hostility toward refugees, immigrants, and Muslim minorities; support for restrictive asylum and immigration policies; and political engagement to effect such exclusionary policies. Since refugees only passed through these islands, our findings challenge both standard economic and cultural explanations of anti-immigrant sentiment and show that mere exposure suffices in generating lasting increases in hostility.
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ISSN:	0003-0554 1537-5943
DOI:	10.1017/S0003055418000813