Immigration and Public Opinion in Liberal Democracies - 9781138914728

Taylor & Francis

Introduction Gary P. Freeman, Randall Hansen and David L. Leal Section 1: Demography and Public Opinion 1. Resistance to Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in the European Union: Cross-National Comparisons of Public Opinion Marcel Coenders, Marcel Lubbers and Peer Sheepers 2. Cross-National and Cross-Time Views of Immigration: Evidence from the Eurobarometer Lauren McLaren 3. The Paradox of Immigration Attitudes in Luxembourg: A Pan-European Comparison Joel Fetzer 4. The Structure of Self-Interest(s): Applying Comparative Theory to U.S. Immigration Attitudes D. Stephen Voss, Jason E. Kehrberg and Adam M. Butz Section 2: Economics 5. Individual Attitudes towards Immigration: Economic vs. Non-Economic Determinants, Giovanni Facchini, Anna Maria Mayda and Riccardo Puglisi 6. Voter Attitudes towards High- and Low-Skilled Immigrants: Evidence from a Survey Experiment Jens Hainmueller and Michael Hiscox Section 3: Framing and Institutional Effects 7. Amnesty, Guest Workers, Fences! Oh My! Publo