Negative Feelings Towards “Outsiders:” European Public Opinion About Non-EU Migration

Abstract

As the United Nations 2017 International Migration Report shows, from the years of 2010 to 2017, the number of international immigrants increased from 220 to 258 million. More than half of the international immigrants (over 60% of them) live in Asia (80 million) or Europe (78 million). International migrants, especially refugees, continue to move and prefer to live in Europe. In this picture, how European Citizens respond to recent migration flow from non-member countries is important for having a peaceful future. The current literature mostly focuses on the attitude of respondents toward immigrants already living in the European Union member states. Different from the literature, by using Standard Eurobarometer data set (Eurobarometer 89, Spring 2018), this study explores the impact of several factors (such as economic and non-economic) on the level of negative feelings towards immigration from non-EU countries. The statistical analyses show that economic problems, life satisfaction, welfare state, security issues and national identity are important factors that can shape negative feelings towards non-European Country migration. Thus, real or imagined problems related to economy, or democracy cause non-EU migration opposition. In the study, after a brief discussion about previous literature and theoretical framework of the subject; method of the study and the empirical results are presented and critically analyzed.

Keywords

• International Migration,European Union,Non-EU Immigrants,Public Opinion Poll

Yabancılara Karşı Olumsuz Hisler: Avrupa Birliği'ne Üye Olmayan Ülkelerden Gelen Göçle İlgili Kamuoyu Araştırması

Abstract

Birleşmiş Milletler 2017 Uluslararası Göç Raporu'nun gösterdiği gibi, uluslararası göçmen sayısı son yıllarda artmış, 2010 yılında 220 milyon iken, 2017 yılında 258 milyona ulaşmıştır. Uluslararası göçmenlerin yarısından fazlası (% 60'ından fazlası) Asya (80 milyon) veya Avrupa'da (78 milyon) yaşamaktadır. Avrupalıların, AB üyesi olmayan ülkelerden gelen göçe karşı yaklaşımlarını anlamak, barışçıl bir gelecek açısından önemlidir. Standart Eurobarometer veri setini kullanan (Eurobarometer 89, Bahar 2018) bu çalışma, bazı ekonomik ve ekonomik-olmayan unsurların, AB’ye dahil olmayan ülkelerden gelen göçe karşı Avrupalıların olumsuz hisleri üzerindeki etkisini incelemektedir. Temel olarak bu çalışma, ekonomik sorunların, demokrasi, refah devleti ve güvenlikle ilgili sorunların yaşanması ve güçlü bir ulus kimliği söz konusu olmasının Avrupa vatandaşlarının yabancılara karşı olumsuz hislerini etkilediği fikrini ortaya koymaktadır. Regresyon analizine göre, gerçek ya da var olduğunu düşündükleri ekonomik sorunlar Avrupalıların AB dışı göçe karşı olumsuz duruş sergilemeleri olasılığını arttırmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, literatür ve konunun teorik çerçevesi hakkında kısa bir tartışma yapıldıktan sonra, yöntem ve ampirik sonuçlar açıklanmakta ve eleştirel bir şekilde analiz edilmektedir.

Keywords

• Uluslararası Göç,Avrupa Birliği,Avrupa Dışı Göçmenler,Kamuoyu Yoklaması

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