Cool Minds in Heated Debates? Migration-related Attitudes in Germany Before and After a Natural Intervention. In: International Journal of Conflict and Violence (IJCV). Jg.6 H. 1. 30.4.2012, S. 141-162
Inhalt
- Abstract
- 1. The “Sarrazin Debate”
- 2. The Debate and Migration-Related Attitudes: Two Possible Mechanisms
- 2.1. The Impact of the Media on Perceptions of Economic and Cultural Threat
- 2.2. Shifting Perceptions About the “Right” Answers to Migration-Related Survey Questions
- 3. Data, Measurements, and Methodology
- 3.1. Dependent Variables: Attitudes on the Impact of Migration and on (Muslim) Migrants’ Integration
- 3.2. Independent Variables: Education, Political Orientation, Direct and Indirect Exposure to the Debate
- 4. Findings
- Figure 1: Share of native Germans following the topic in the news “very closely” and talking with friends “frequently” about migration issues by date of interview (percent)
- Figure 2: Share of native Germans thinking that immigration negatively affects German culture and “strongly” or “somewhat” agreeing that immigrants are a burden on social services like schools and holspitals by date of interview (percent)
- Figure 3: Share of native Germans thinking that Muslim immigrants/immigrants in general are integrating into German society “very poorly” or “poorly” by date of interview (percent)
- 4.2. Did Subgroups of Native Germans React Differently to the Debate?
- Table 2: “Immigration negatively affects German culture” (unstandardized logistic regression coefficients)
- Table 3: “Immigrants are a burden on social services like schools and hospitals” (unstandardized logistic regression coefficients)
- Table 4: “How well do you think that Muslim immigrants are integrating into German society?”1 (unstandardized logistic regression coefficients)
- Figure 4: Share of native Germans thinking that Muslim migrants are integrating into German society “very poorly” or “poorly”: predicted probabilities by date of interview and level of education (percent)
- 5. Summary and Discussion
- References
- Appendix
- Table 2A: “Immigration negatively affects German culture” (unstandardized logistic regression coefficients)
- Table 3A: “Immigrants are a burden on social services like schools and hospitals” (unstandardized logistic regression coefficients)
- Table 4A: “How well do you think that Muslim immigrants are integrating into German society?”1 (unstandardized logistic regression coefficients)
