Shaping tolerant attitudes towards immigrants: The role of welfare state expenditures
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Shaping tolerant attitudes towards immigrants : The role of welfare state expenditures. / Rapp, Carolin.
In: Journal of European Social Policy, Vol. 27, No. 1, 01.01.2017, p. 40-56.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Shaping tolerant attitudes towards immigrants
T2 - The role of welfare state expenditures
AU - Rapp, Carolin
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - This article contributes to the ongoing discussion on how tolerance may be fostered in Western European countries and to the question of how contextual factors such as welfare state expenditures may contribute to this formation. Tolerance is understood as a basic democratic principle that helps civil societies cope with rising levels of diversity stemming from increased immigration and individualism. Within the tolerance literature, it is commonly agreed upon that a comprehensive welfare state is capable of bridging class divides and overcoming social categorization. However, over the past decades, European welfare states experienced an ongoing influx of immigrants, challenging their general purpose and increasing notions of ‘welfare chauvinism’. Drawing on insights from both tolerance and welfare state solidarity literature, we implement hierarchical analyses based on Eurobarometer data to assess the potential influence of welfare state universalism on political and social tolerance in 15 Western European countries. Moreover, we demonstrate that this relationship is highly conditional on the degree of ethnic heterogeneity within a country.
AB - This article contributes to the ongoing discussion on how tolerance may be fostered in Western European countries and to the question of how contextual factors such as welfare state expenditures may contribute to this formation. Tolerance is understood as a basic democratic principle that helps civil societies cope with rising levels of diversity stemming from increased immigration and individualism. Within the tolerance literature, it is commonly agreed upon that a comprehensive welfare state is capable of bridging class divides and overcoming social categorization. However, over the past decades, European welfare states experienced an ongoing influx of immigrants, challenging their general purpose and increasing notions of ‘welfare chauvinism’. Drawing on insights from both tolerance and welfare state solidarity literature, we implement hierarchical analyses based on Eurobarometer data to assess the potential influence of welfare state universalism on political and social tolerance in 15 Western European countries. Moreover, we demonstrate that this relationship is highly conditional on the degree of ethnic heterogeneity within a country.
KW - Ethnic diversity
KW - political tolerance
KW - social tolerance
KW - welfare state
KW - Western Europe
U2 - 10.1177/0958928716672181
DO - 10.1177/0958928716672181
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85011629687
VL - 27
SP - 40
EP - 56
JO - Journal of European Social Policy
JF - Journal of European Social Policy
SN - 0958-9287
IS - 1
ER -
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