A desire for isolation?: mass public attitudes in South Africa toward immigration levels
SOURCE: Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2016
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.Gordon
KEYWORDS: IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC ATTITUDE, XENOPHOBIA, XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9225
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/9719
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9719
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2016
TITLE AUTHOR(S): S.Gordon
KEYWORDS: IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC ATTITUDE, XENOPHOBIA, XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9225
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/9719
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9719
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Abstract
In the last decade incidents of xenophobia in South Africa have been prevalent. Are such anti-immigration attitudes related to a desire for isolationism in the country and support for a withdrawal from world affairs? Using data from the 2013 round of the nationally representative South African Social Attitudes Survey, this article was able to shed light on determinants of anti-immigration attitudes using multivariate techniques. Foreign policy attitudes and cultural patriotism were found to be salient determinants of attitudes toward preferred immigration level. Support for isolationism was a better predictor than economic position. The findings suggest that discouraging isolationism would reduce xenophobia in the country.-
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