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The politicization of immigration and welfare: the progressive's dilemma, the rise of far right parties and challenges for the left
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9023-7316
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7610-9104
2022 (English)In: Handbook on migration and welfare / [ed] Markus M. L. Crepaz, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022, p. 230-254Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

According to the progressive's dilemma, diversity and solidarity are not easily combined, and this tension poses a political challenge for left-wing parties that embrace both. In this chapter, we measure the relationship among different configurations of immigration-welfare attitudes and support for political parties and candidates (far right, center-right, center-left, and far left). We focus on Sweden, Germany, and the United States—three major immigrant destinations that are also often regarded as the as the prototypical social democratic, conservative, and liberal welfare states. Using pooled cross-sectional data from the European Social Survey (ESS) and General Social Survey (GSS), we find that attitudes consistent with the progressive's dilemma have long existed. Results from multinomial logistic regression models reveal that anything but the most progressive attitudes make support for left-wing parties unlikely. Yet longitudinal trends suggest that the progressive's dilemma, while certainly a challenge for the political left, is not insurmountable.

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Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022. p. 230-254
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Elgar handbooks in migration
Keywords [en]
immigration, politics, progressive's dilemma, redistribution, voting, welfare state
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Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology) Political Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-179469DOI: 10.4337/9781839104572.00020Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85130165318ISBN: 9781839104565 (print)ISBN: 9781839104572 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-179469DiVA, id: diva2:1524898
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2011-00205_Forte / Xenofobi och invandringsnegativa attityder: En multi-level och relationell approach
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The Evolution of Prejudice, Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and WelfareAnti-immigrant attitudes in a changing Europe., Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
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Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2011-00205Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2016-07177Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, P14-0775:1Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, 2014.0019Available from: 2021-02-02 Created: 2021-02-02 Last updated: 2022-06-16Bibliographically approved

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Eger, Maureen A.Kulin, Joakim

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