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‘If you are my brother, I may give you a dime!’ Public opinion on multiculturalism, trust, and the welfare state
Abstract
This chapter examines two central questions: how widespread is public support for multiculturalism policies? and what is the impact of the adoption of MCPs on public support for the welfare state? In so doing, it seeks to ask whether countries with stronger MCPs have seen an erosion in public support for redistribution, in comparison with countries with low levels of MCPs. These issues are examined by analysing responses to opinion surveys which attitudes about multiculturalism, interpersonal trust, and support for the welfare state among the publics of Western democracies. The analysis finds no evidence for the view that adopting MCPs erodes trust, solidarity or public support for the welfare state.
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“Despite the pessimistic claims of some of the earliest proponents of the progressive ' s dilemma, it is now clear that there is no inherent or universal tendency for multiculturalism to drive down solidarity.”
From Solidarity in diverse societies: beyond neoliberal multiculturalism and welfare chauvinism (2015) · cites this paper as Crepaz 2006
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“Crossnational studies show that countries which have gone farther down the road of embracing multiculturalism policies have on average fared as well as other countries in maintaining social spending, in maintaining public support for redistributive programs, and in maintaining attitudes of inclusive solidarity (Banting & Kymlicka, 2006, (in press;) Brady & Finnigan 2014; Kesler & Bloem”
From Solidarity in diverse societies: beyond neoliberal multiculturalism and welfare chauvinism (2015) · cites this paper as Crepaz 2006
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Solidarity in diverse societies: beyond neoliberal multiculturalism and welfare chauvinism
Kymlicka, W. (2015) · Comparative Migration Studies · doi:10.1186/s40878-015-0017-4 · Cited by 382
“Brady & Finnigan 2014; Kesler & Bloemraad 2010; Crepaz 2006; Guimond et al. 2013).”
BackgroundMulticulturalism and Immigration: A Contested Field in Cross-National Comparison
Koopmans, R. (2013) · Annual Review of Sociology · doi:10.1146/annurev-soc-071312-145630 · Cited by 291
Banting, K. G., & Kymlicka, W. (2013) · Comparative European Politics · doi:10.1057/cep.2013.12 · Cited by 284
“Other scholars have used the Index to show that MCPs have not had a negative effect on social capital, social cohesion, educational attainment or civic participation (Berry et al, 2006; Crepaz, 2006; Kesler and Bloemraad, 2010; Wright and Bloemraad, 2012).”
BackgroundMigration and welfare state solidarity in Western Europe
Mau, S., & Burkhardt, C. (2009) · Journal of European Social Policy · doi:10.1177/0958928709104737 · Cited by 291
“Utter Failure” or Unity out of Diversity? Debating and Evaluating Policies of Multiculturalism
Bloemraad, I., & Wright, M. (2014) · International Migration Review · doi:10.1111/imre.12135 · Cited by 160
Metadata
- Authors
- Crepaz, M.
- Corresponding author
- Crepaz, Markus
- ORCID
- Crepaz, Markus
- Venue
- Multiculturalism and the Welfare State
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2006-11-23
- Pages
- 92-118
- OpenAlex
- W2491567840
- Cited by
- 74
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 2.77
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Capital and Networks
- Keywords
- multicultural policy, public opinion, welfare state support, interpersonal trust, redistribution, solidarity, Western democracies
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