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Attitudes Toward Migration and Associational Activity: Evidence From Germany
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Abstract
We explore how associational activity - a key aspect of social capital - affects migration attitudes. It is argued that people's membership in sports clubs and associations likely leads to more negative views on migration. Exploiting the panel structure of the German Longitudinal Election Data, the ... view more
We explore how associational activity - a key aspect of social capital - affects migration attitudes. It is argued that people's membership in sports clubs and associations likely leads to more negative views on migration. Exploiting the panel structure of the German Longitudinal Election Data, the empirical analysis provides support for our expectations. We also show that individuals' political orientation moderates the postulated effect. The findings further our understanding of how public opinion on migration is formed and we add to the literature on social capital by highlighting the potentially negative consequences one of its components can have.... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; attitude; migration; clubs; public opinion; social capital; political attitude
Classification
Social Psychology
Free Keywords
GLES 2013; GLES 2017
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 1-16
Journal
Political Studies Review (2022) OnlineFirst
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299221139805
ISSN
1478-9302
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed