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Migrant categorizations and European public opinion: diverging attitudes towards immigrants and refugees

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De Coninck, David·2020·Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
DOI 10.1080/1369183x.2019.1694406
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In recent years, European media and public discourse have been increasingly categorising newcomers using terminology like ‘immigrants’ and ‘refugees’. The aim of this practice is to distinguish legitimate from illegitimate newcomers in the wake of the 2015 ‘refugee crisis’ in Europe. Drawing on data from an online survey in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Sweden (n = 6000) in September and October of 2017, this article investigates how the use of these categories relates to public opinion on ‘immigrants’ and ‘refugees’. Findings show that people hold more positive attitudes towards ‘refugees’ than towards ‘immigrants’, a process which is likely driven by media framing. Attitude discrepancies within ‘immigrant’ and ‘refugee’ categories are also investigated, as categorical fetishism causes further differentiation of attitudes within these groups. Public opinion differences within ‘immigrants’ and ‘refugees’ are found along three cleavages: ethnicity, the economic situation of the origin country, and region of origin. Newcomers with the same ethnicity (vs. a different ethnicity), from ‘rich’ countries (vs. ‘poor’ countries), and from European countries (vs. non-European countries) are preferred in both categories. With these findings, this article reveals important aspects of the influence of migrant categorizations on public opinion towards vulnerable groups of newcomers.

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Authors
De Coninck, D.
Affiliations
Centre for Sociological Research, KU Leuven, Belgium
ORCID
De Coninck, David
Venue
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2019-11-21
Volume
46
Issue
9
Pages
1667-1686
ISSN
  • 1369-183X (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-9451
DOI
10.1080/1369183x.2019.1694406
OpenAlex
W2991438502
Cited by
175
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 29 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 28 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 8
FWCI
21.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
other-oa
Locations
  • Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BR/165/A4/IMMEDIATE, BR/165/A4)
  • KU Leuven
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Law › Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
Keywords
migrant categorization, public opinion on immigrants, attitudes toward refugees, 2015 refugee crisis, media framing, region of origin, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden

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