Public attitudes towards migration in Scotland: Exceptionality and possible policy implications
Public attitudes towards migration in Scotland: Exceptionality and possible policy implications
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苏格兰公众对移民的态度:例外情况和可能的政策影响
DOI:
10.3366/scot.2014.0006
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发表时间:
2014
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0.8
通讯作者:
Scott Tindal
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作者:
D. McCollum;B. Nowok;Scott Tindal
Scotland is often perceived as having a relatively welcoming view towards migrants and is presented as such by its politicians and policymakers. This positioning sits within a broader political context in which the Scottish Government favours immigration but has limited policy levers with which to directly influence it. This paper seeks to scrutinise the supposition that Scotland can be seen as ‘different’ to the rest of the UK in terms of how immigration is perceived in the public realm. This is pursued through the analysis of attitudinal data to explore public views on migration, the potential drivers of these perceptions and their implications for future immigration policy in the context of the 2014 referendum on the constitutional future of Scotland. The research finds that the public in Scotland does hold relatively positive views towards migration and that this could be related to Scotland's particular experience of population in and out movements. However there is evidence of some (growing) hostili...
DOI:
10.4135/9781446268292.n2
发表时间:
2012
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Curtice J
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Curtice J
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发表时间:
2011
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作者:
Mitchell James
通讯作者:
Mitchell James