Immigration and Natives’ Attitudes towards the Welfare State: Evidence from the European Social Survey

Abstract

Welfare state, Immigration, Income redistribution, Reciprocity, European Social Survey,

Immigration Attitudes and Support for the Welfare State in the American Mass Public

“…Finally, there is some evidenceprimarily from Western European countries-that increased population diversity of the sort associated with greater immigration has the effect of changing how individuals think about welfare policies and the degree to which individuals support antipoverty and redistributive policies (Bay and Pedersen 2006;Eger 2010;Larsen 2011;Mau and Burkhardt 2009;Senik et al 2009). …”

¿Ruptura del compromiso igualitario para sostener el Estado de bienestar en Europa?

“…Siguiendo a Mau y Burkhardt (2009) y a Senik et al (2008) analizaremos dos variables dependientes: «Debería el gobierno reducir la diferencia de los ingresos» y «Lo importante es tener éxito y reconocimiento individual», como ilustrativas de valores colectivos e individuales, respectivamente. La primera hace referencia a la idea de la función redistributiva del gobierno con la fi nalidad de reducir las desigualdades, lo que constituye un valor colectivo y se mide en una escala de 1 = nada y 5 = mucho.…”

“…In line with Mau and Burkhardt (2009) as well as Senik et al, (2008), we analyze two dependent variables: "Should the government reduce the income gap" and "The important thing is to be successful and achieve individual recognition", as illustrative of collective and individual values, respectively. The former makes reference to the idea of the redistributive function of the government in order to reduce inequalities, constituting a collective value and is measured on a scale of 1=nothing and 5=a lot.…”

Moral categories in the financial crisis

“…Thus the weakness of solidaristic feelings and institutions in the United States has often been related to the country's brutal racial history, which has resulted in the seemingly intractable situation of a large black underclass (Feagin 1975;Quadagno 1996;Lamont 2000). In Europe, weakening support for the welfare state has also been understood as a byproduct of negative attitudes toward immigrants (Senik/ Stichnoth/Van der Straeten 2009;Eger 2010). …”