'Keep Europe for the Europeans'. The Role of Threat Perceptions and Intergroup Contact for Explaining Attitudes towards Immigrants in Hungary

• Autorzy: Michèlle Bal , Eszter Aradi , Mara A. Yerkes
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In 2015, the inflow of immigrants to Europe increased dramatically. More than 1 million people fled from wars and conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, particularly affecting transit countries along the Western Balkan route. Of all the transit countries, the Hungarian government was particularly vocal in its negative attitude towards immigrants, launching several anti-immigration campaigns which had a detrimental effect on residents' hostility towards these immigrants. In this study, we focus on the mechanisms behind this increased hostility in a transit-country context by combining insights from integrated-threat theory and contact theory. We find that perceptions of realistic and symbolic threat increased negative attitudes towards immigrants. Importantly, these threat perceptions were shaped by people's positions in society and personal circumstances, in combination with their contact with immigrants. Specifically, in the harsh and negative Hungarian context, contact negatively influenced threat perceptions, especially amongst people who were at risk of experiencing negative consequences supposedly caused by the influx of immigrants. This in-depth country case study emphasises the importance of contextualising research findings on attitudes towards immigration in a broader social and political context.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Imigracja; Polityka migracyjna; Uchodźcy; Postawy społeczne; Społeczeństwo; Bezpieczeństwo międzynarodowe

EN

Immigration; Migration policy; Refugees; Social attitudes; Society; International security

• Czasopismo: Central and Eastern European Migration Review
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: 13
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 89-107

Twórcy

autor

Michèlle Bal

• Utrecht University, Netherlands

autor

Eszter Aradi

• Engame Academy, Budapest, Hungary

autor

Mara A. Yerkes

• Utrecht University, Netherlands

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DOI

10.54667/ceemr.2024.08