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- Title
THEMATIC ARTICLES: ASSESMENTS OF IMMIGRATION POLICIES: Contact, Perceptions of Threat, and Assessment of Migration Policies in Malta.
- Authors
KOROSTELINA, Karina; CAMILLERI, Lynette
- Abstract
Numerous studies examine the effectiveness of the contact hypothesis in resolving conflict. While ample research has been conducted regarding the prevalence of xenophobia with the rise of the refugee crisis worldwide and increasing perceptions of threat towards immigrants, little has been written on relationships between contact and assessment of immigration policies. This study explores the impact of different forms of contact between the Maltese and the Sub-Saharan African migrants in Malta on perceptions of threat and immigration policies. More specifically, this study asks what are relationships between forms of contact, perceptions of threat, and assessment of migration policies and institutions. The authors posit that perception of threat arrives from different patterns of interaction between the number of immigrants and type of contacts. They also explore the impact of the form of contact and level of threat on general support for migration policies and analyze how different types of threat affect support for particular policies. The study compares the intergroup contact in two localities of Balzan and Marsa that are both home to Open Centers for migrants.
- Subjects
XENOPHOBIA; IMMIGRATION policy; REFUGEES
- Publication
Journal of Identity & Migration Studies, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 2, p2
- ISSN
1843-5610
- Publication type
Article