Attitudes toward Asylum Seekers in Small Local Communities
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In this paper, a regression analysis shows a strikingly high willingness to host an Asylum Seeker Center (ASC) in opposition to popularly assumed public opinion, in contrast to the perception of strong and widespread resistance in the public sphere.Abstract:
The admission and geographic distribution of asylum seekers has a central place in public discourse in Western countries, amid mounting asylum applications and dire humanitarian crises. Receiving countries usually distribute the newly arriving asylum seekers across the entire country, in particular for small remote communities. Incidental opposition actions by local residents against the siting of Asylum Seeker Centres (ASC) has created the perception of strong and widespread resistance in the public sphere. This article aims to assess this alleged backlash by examining attitudes toward asylum seekers in small local communities. Using data from three representative surveys conducted among residents in the vicinity of four ASCs in the Netherlands, the regression analysis shows a strikingly high willingness to host an ASC, in opposition to popularly assumed public opinion.read more
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