Thick and Thin Public Sentiments and the Politics of Immigration in Europe
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Abstract “Thick moralities” are those that reflect the values or way of life of a community, while “thin” moralities are those that reflect more basic claims to decency that can be recognized across even the most diverse moral communities. I use the 2008 European Values Study to examine attitudes towards immigration and the politics of left and right in the European Union and in the Schengen Area. I show that thick preferences increase opposition to immigration in Europe and that thin preferences increase openness to immigration. I also demonstrate that thick values lead to support for the right and that thin values lead to support for the left in the majority of the countries studied.
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2015 ◽
Vol 17
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pp. 43-57
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2016 ◽
Vol 8
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pp. 292-300
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