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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... mehr
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.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
ausländischer Arbeitnehmer; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate; Bahrain; Kuwait; Katar; Oman; Saudi-Arabien; Migrant; Sozialkapital; öffentliche Meinung; Einstellung; Wanderarbeitnehmer; Akzeptanz
Klassifikation
Migration
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2017
Seitenangabe
S. 66-79
Zeitschriftentitel
Social Inclusion, 5 (2017) 1
Heftthema
International migration and ethnic integration
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)