Violence and the perception of risk associated with hosting refugees

Braithwaite, Alex; Chu, Tiffany S.; Curtis, Justin; Ghosn, Faten

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“…Braithwaite () and Braithwaite et al. () focus on the effects of distance on risk perception. To this end, Braithwaite (, 97) suggests “that physical proximity to attacks may heighten emotional arousal and personal sense of vulnerability in a manner that separates this population from the rest in terms of perceived threat” (emphasis added; see also Huddy et al.…”

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Can Terrorism Abroad Influence Migration Attitudes at Home?

Böhmelt

Bove

Nussio

2019

American J Political Sci

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This article demonstrates that public opinion on migration “at home” is systematically driven by terrorism in other countries. Although there is little substantive evidence linking refugees or migrants to most recent terror attacks in Europe, news about terrorist attacks can trigger more negative views of immigrants. However, the spatial dynamics of this process are neglected in existing research. We argue that feelings of imminent danger and a more salient perception of migration threats do not stop at national borders. The empirical results based on spatial econometrics and data on all terrorist attacks in Europe for the post‐9/11 period support these claims. The effect of terrorism on migration concern is strongly present within a country but also diffuses across states in Europe. This finding improves our understanding of public opinion on migration, as well as the spillover effects of terrorism, and it highlights crucial lessons for scholars interested in the security implications of population movements.

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Can Terrorism Abroad Influence Migration Attitudes at Home?

Böhmelt

Bove

Nussio

2019

American J Political Sci

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“…n recent years, high levels of refugee migration have led to social tensions, political conflict, and right-wing political backlash (Alrababa'h et al 2019;Bansak, Hainmueller, and Hangartner 2016;Braithwaite et al 2019;Ghosn, Braithwaite, and Chu 2019;Hangartner et al 2019;Marbach and Ropers 2018). We explore international humanitarian aid as a potential mechanism by which these tensions can be reduced, studying how aid affects violence targeting refugees.…”

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Does Aid Reduce Anti-refugee Violence? Evidence from Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

Lehmann

Masterson

2020

Am Polit Sci Rev

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Anti-refugee violence often accompanies refugee migration, but the factors that fuel or mitigate that violence remain poorly understood, including the common policy response in such settings of humanitarian aid. Existing theory and policy debates predict that aid to refugees exacerbates anti-refugee violence by increasing hosts’ resentment toward refugees. In contrast, however, aid may reduce violence in ways such as increasing host communities’ well-being through more demand for local goods and services and refugees sharing aid. We test for the sign and mechanisms of this relationship. Evidence from original survey data and a regression discontinuity design suggests that cash transfers to Syrian refugees in Lebanon did not increase anti-refugee violence, and if anything they reduced violence. Exploring why aid does not increase hostility, we find evidence that aid allows recipients to indirectly compensate locals through higher demand for local goods and services, directly benefit locals by offering help and sharing aid, and reduce contact with potential aggressors.

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“…The short-term nature of French fear concerning terrorism risk following these French terrorist attacks agrees with the shortlived apprehension of tourists following high-profile hijackings (Enders and Sandler 1991;Enders et al 1992). Braithwaite et al (2018) also investigate how individuals' past exposure to political violence frames their perceptions of risk associated with their home country's hosting of refugees. In particular, the authors focus on potential backlash of citizens to their government's hosting of Syrian refugees in camps near the Syrian border.…”

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“…Micro-level exercises also may rely on respondents' answers to survey questions in two or more comparative countries, as in the Economou and Kollias (2018) study of security perceptions, following significant coordinated terrorist attacks in France. More commonly, micro-level analyses involve single-country surveys as in the studies by Piazza (2018) of the Palestinian Territories, by Braithwaite et al (2018) of Lebanon, and by of Pakistan. Such within-country, micro-level analyses help avoid identification problems arising from cross-country dependence.…”

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Affinity, arming, consequences, and perceptions: an introduction

Sandler

2018

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This article provides an introduction to the special issue on Political violence: affinity, arming, consequences, and perceptions. The issue contains panel analyses, theoretical investigations, and a quantification study. With respect to terrorism, four of the articles study perceptions regarding democratic skepticism, security effectiveness, refugee hosting risks, and financial well-being. Although much of the special issue addresses aspects of terrorism, some articles consider other political violence topics, such as UN peacekeeping, civil war, and war outbreak. This introductory article also summarizes each of the eight contributions.

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Violence and the perception of risk associated with hosting refugees

Cited by 17 publications

References 36 publications

Can Terrorism Abroad Influence Migration Attitudes at Home?

Can Terrorism Abroad Influence Migration Attitudes at Home?

Does Aid Reduce Anti-refugee Violence? Evidence from Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

Affinity, arming, consequences, and perceptions: an introduction

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