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Social capital and citizens' attitudes towards migrant workers
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Abstract This study examines Qatari citizens' attitudes toward migrant workers. While much research has been conducted on citizens' attitudes toward the abolition, tightening, or loosening of the Kafāla system in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with regard to migrant workers' residency rights, a... view more
This study examines Qatari citizens' attitudes toward migrant workers. While much research has been conducted on citizens' attitudes toward the abolition, tightening, or loosening of the Kafāla system in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with regard to migrant workers' residency rights, and on their contribution to the economic development of these countries, little is known about how citizens' religiosity and social engagement impact their acceptance of migrant workers. In the present study, we address this question by examining the effects of religious and social capital on Qatari citizens' preferences for having Arab and Western migrant workers as neighbours, drawing on data from two nationally representative surveys in Qatar. The results indicate that, even after controlling for a wide range of socio-demographic attributes, social capital in terms of trust and bridging social ties has a strong effect on the Qatari nationals' preferences.... view less
Keywords
foreign worker; United Arab Emirates; Bahrain; Kuwait; Qatar; Oman; Saudi Arabia; migrant; social capital; public opinion; attitude; migrant worker; acceptance
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 66-79
Journal
Social Inclusion, 5 (2017) 1
Issue topic
International migration and ethnic integration
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed