Kustov In Our Interest

How Democracies Can Make Immigration Popular
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-0-231-56207-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 344 Seiten

In this data-driven, counterintuitive book, Alexander Kustov argues that showing people how immigration benefits them and their fellow citizens can lead to greater acceptance of more open policies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kustov, Alexander

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Migrations- & Minderheitenpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Borders of Compassion: How Nationalists Can Embrace Immigration
1. Nationalism as Parochial Altruism: A Theory of Conditional Support for Immigration
2. The Altruist’s Dilemma in the Data: Why Don’t Altruists Support Immigration?
3. Altruistic Nationalism Revealed: Why Do Most Voters Oppose Immigration?
4. National Interest Randomized: When Would Most Voters Support Immigration?
Part II. Persuasion by Design: How Demonstrably Beneficial Policies Make Immigration Popular
5. Making Immigration Popular: From Framing to Policymaking
6. Backlash Versus Legitimation: Do Programmatic Pro-immigration Reforms Backfire?
7. There Is No Shortcut: Why Does Immigration Have to Be Demonstrably Beneficial to Be
Popular?
8. How (Not) to Design Popular Immigration Policies: Comparing Reforms in Canada and
Sweden
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: Data
Appendix B: Tables
Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander Kustov is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.