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Who We Are and Who Can Join Us: National Identity Content and Entry Criteria for New Immigrants

Pehrson, Samuel, Green, Eva G. T.·2010·Journal of Social Issues
DOI 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01671.x
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We argue that attitudes about immigration can be better understood by paying closer attention to the various ways in which national group boundaries are demarcated. We describe two related lines of work that address this. The first deals with national group definitions and, based on evidence from studies carried out in England and analyses of international survey data, argues that the relationship between national identification and prejudice toward immigrants is contingent on the extent to which ethnic or civic definitions of nationality are endorsed. The second, which uses European survey data, examines support for ascribed and acquired criteria that can be applied when determining who is permitted to migrate to one's country, and the various forms of national and individual threat that affect support for these criteria. We explain how the research benefits from a multilevel approach and also suggest how these findings relate to some current policy debates.

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  • Individuals holding nativist perceptions of national identity hold more negative attitudes toward immigrants than those holding civic/cultural perceptions.

    “These different forms of national identity relate to different attitudes toward immigrants, with those holding nativist perceptions also holding more negative attitudes toward immigrants (e.g., Esses et al. 2005, Pehrson & Green 2010).”

    From Prejudice and Discrimination Toward Immigrants (2021) · cites this paper as Pehrson & Green 2010

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Authors
Pehrson, S., & Green, E. G. T.
Affiliations
  • Queen's University Belfast (GB)
  • University of Lausanne (CH)
Corresponding author
Pehrson, Samuel
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Social Issues
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-12
Volume
66
Issue
4
Pages
695-716
ISSN
0022-4537 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01671.x
OpenAlex
W1492849331
Cited by
132
References
73
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 1
FWCI
15.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 (tdm, 1735 d)
Locations
  • Journal of Social Issues (publishedVersion)
  • IRIS (submittedVersion)
  • Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) (submittedVersion)
  • SERVAL (Université de Lausanne) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ES/G022852/1)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Keywords
national identity, immigration attitudes, threat perception, immigration policy

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