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Replication Data for: Ethnic Diversity, Anti-Immigrant Sentiments, and Radical Right Voting in the Flemish Region of Belgium

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Title Replication Data for: Ethnic Diversity, Anti-Immigrant Sentiments, and Radical Right Voting in the Flemish Region of Belgium
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GYAHPG
 
Creator Stiers, Dieter
Hooghe, Marc
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description A standard assumption in realistic threat theories is that the presence of ethnic minorities is associated with a rise of anti-immigrant sentiments. However, we do not know whether this presence has a specific local effect, or whether one can detect a more general nationwide perception of threat. Using data from a recent Belgian population survey, we assess the association between ethnic diversity within the local community and anti-immigrant sentiments. Results suggest a strong negative association between the level of ethnic diversity and anti-immigrant sentiments. Furthermore, while we do not find evidence for an association between ethnic diversity and radical right voting on the individual level, there is a strong negative correlation on the aggregate level. We conclude with some speculation about how anti-immigrant sentiments are created in areas with a very low levels of ethnic diversity, and what this implies for the electoral potential of radical-right parties.
 
Subject Social Sciences
Immigration
Belgium
Radical-right voting
Contact Theory
Anti-immigrant sentiments
CSES-Belgium
 
Contributor Stiers, Dieter