Thick and Thin Public Sentiments and the Politics of Immigration in Europe

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作者：

Mohanty, Pete ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Govt, 1 Univ Stn A 1800, Austin, TX 78712 USA

来源：

COMPARATIVE SOCIOLOGY | 2012年 / 11卷 / 05期

关键词：

immigration; European Union; public opinion; ideology; xenophobia; populism;

D O I：

10.1163/15691330-12341243

中图分类号：

C91 [社会学];

学科分类号：

030301 ; 1204 ;

摘要：

Thick moralities are those that reflect the values or way of life of a community, while "thin" moralities are those that reflect more basic claims to decency that can be recognized across even the most diverse moral communities. I use the 2008 European Values Study to examine attitudes towards immigration and the politics of left and right in the European Union and in the Schengen Area. I show that thick preferences increase opposition to immigration in Europe and that thin preferences increase openness to immigration. I also demonstrate that thick values lead to support for the right and that thin values lead to support for the left in the majority of the countries studied.

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页码：733 / 761

页数：29