Laboratory

Migration and Mobility

At a Glance Projects Publications Team

Project

Factors Shaping Public Attitudes and Responses to Refugee and Immigrant Populations: Examining the Interplay of Demographics, Media, and Contextual Influences (Dissertation)

Robert Gordon Rinderknecht, Chia-Jung Tsai, Asli Ebru Sanlitürk, Emilio Zagheni, John Palmer (Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain)

This project aims to estimate the impact of the number of refugees, the media coverage of refugees, and the sex ratio of refugees on anti-immigrant attitudes, as well as the impact of negative attitudes on settled immigrants, including during the global COVID-19 pandemic.  Detailed Description

Publications

Tsai, C.-J.:

Self-protection or “othering” discrimination? How information sources link perceived threats and avoidance behaviors toward immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-003. (2026)    

Tsai, C.-J.; Rinderknecht, R. G.; Zagheni, E.:

The interplay between refugee inflows and media coverage in determining attitudes towards immigration in Germany

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-035. (2023)