Patterns of Immigration Attitudes Changes in Post-Communist Countries – Applicability of Modernisation Theory in Non-Western Contexts
(2025) SOCM05 20251Sociology
- Abstract
- Empirical evidence suggests that post-communist countries uniformly exhibit significantly more negative immigration attitudes compared to Western countries. However, many aspects of this tendency remain under-researched - including its potential underlying causes. This study hypothesises that the delayed emergence of modernisation processes in post-communist countries may be a key explanatory factor. To test this hypothesis, data from Round 11 of the European Social Survey are analysed using two ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models. These models examine how the development of positive immigration attitudes across successive birth cohorts differs between Western and post-communist countries. The first model regresses an... (More)
- Empirical evidence suggests that post-communist countries uniformly exhibit significantly more negative immigration attitudes compared to Western countries. However, many aspects of this tendency remain under-researched - including its potential underlying causes. This study hypothesises that the delayed emergence of modernisation processes in post-communist countries may be a key explanatory factor. To test this hypothesis, data from Round 11 of the European Social Survey are analysed using two ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models. These models examine how the development of positive immigration attitudes across successive birth cohorts differs between Western and post-communist countries. The first model regresses an immigration attitude proxy—constructed from relevant survey responses—on birth cohorts alone. The second model introduces control variables to adjust accuracy, account for potential confounders, and mitigate omitted variable bias. The results do not yield a clear or uniform answer, revealing significant variation in the characteristics of this process not only among post-communist countries but also Western countries. This complexity makes group-wise comparisons more intricate than much of the pre-existing empirical literature suggests. Consequently, this study demonstrates that future analyses of cohort effects should adopt an inter-country comparative approach. (Less)
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- Tabakiernik, Zuzanna Maria LU
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- Gökhan Kaya LU
- organization
- course
- SOCM05 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- immigration attitudes, modernisation, resource accessibility, post-communist countries
- language
- English
- id
- 9211778
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title = {{Patterns of Immigration Attitudes Changes in Post-Communist Countries – Applicability of Modernisation Theory in Non-Western Contexts}},
year = {{2025}},
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