Explaining attitudes towards immigration policies in European countries: The role of human values

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 757-775

  Davidov, Eldad ^a   Meuleman, Bart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attitudes Towards Immigration; European Social Survey; Group Threat Theory; Human Values; Self Transcendence and Conservation

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMIGRATION POLICY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

EUROPE;

EID: 84860318465     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2012.667985     Document Type: Article

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