Immigrant presence, group boundaries and support for the welfare state in Western European societies


Breznau, Nate ; Eger, Maureen A.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0001699316645168
URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/000169...
Weitere URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297155456...
Dokumenttyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Titel einer Zeitschrift oder einer Reihe: Acta Sociologica : AS
Band/Volume: 59
Heft/Issue: 3
Seitenbereich: 195-214
Ort der Veröffentlichung: London
Verlag: Sage
ISSN: 0001-6993 , 1502-3869
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: Englisch
Einrichtung: Außerfakultäre Einrichtungen > MZES - Arbeitsbereich A
Fachgebiet: 300 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
Abstract: The intersection of group dynamics and socioeconomic status theories is applied as a framework for the puzzling relationship of immigration and support for the welfare state in Western Europe. Group dynamics theories suggest that how individuals define their group boundaries moderates the impact of immigration on support for the welfare state. Immigrant presence should have the strongest effects for those with exclusive national group boundaries; weaker for those with conditionally inclusive boundaries based on reciprocity; and weakest or non-existent for those with inclusive group boundaries. Group boundaries should interact with material self-interest leading individuals with less material security who are more likely to face social risks to be more supportive of the welfare state. Using data from the 4th European Social Survey linked to regional and national data we find that group boundary salience plays a large moderating role in the relationship of immigration and native support for the welfare state, and that this role is intricately linked to material self-interest. Group dynamics should therefore be viewed in conjunction with existing structural welfare state theories as opposed to an alternative or isolated mechanism.




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