Brexit, COVID-19, and attitudes toward immigration in Britain
© 2021 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.
| Veröffentlicht in: | Social science quarterly. - 1970. - 102(2021), 5 vom: 07. Sept., Seite 2184-2193 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2021
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Social science quarterly |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article |
| Zusammenfassung: | © 2021 by the Southwestern Social Science Association. OBJECTIVE: A key issue in Britain's referendum on European Union membership was the free movement of labor into Britain, with Brexit "Leavers" having more negative attitudes toward immigrants than "Remainers." Such anti-immigrant attitudes are driven by feelings of threat. The coronavirus pandemic presented a new threat in the context of ongoing Brexit negotiations. This paper examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected anti-immigrant attitudes and how these effects differ between Leavers and Remainers METHODS: Using an online survey in Spring 2020 of 3,708 individuals residing in the UK, we experimentally test the effect of priming COVID-19 thoughts on anti-immigrant attitudes, and examine whether this effect varies by Brexit identity RESULTS: We show that COVID-19 may exacerbate anti-immigrant attitudes among Leavers while having little effect on Remainers CONCLUSION: These findings support the idea that the coronavirus pandemic might have presented a new, viral, threat that heightened anti-immigrant attitudes among certain political identities |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Revised 04.04.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0038-4941 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ssqu.13010 |