How does immigration affect anti-immigrant sentiment, and who is affected most? A longitudinal analysis of the UK and Japan cases

Igarashi, Akira; Laurence, James

doi:10.1186/s40878-021-00231-7

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2021

DOI: 10.1186/s40878-021-00231-7

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How does immigration affect anti-immigrant sentiment, and who is affected most? A longitudinal analysis of the UK and Japan cases

Akira Igarashi

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James Laurence

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Abstract: Does increasing immigration affect natives’ attitudes towards immigrants? A significant volume of research has been conducted in Western contexts to explore this question. However, we know little about whether findings observed in Western societies translate to non-Western contexts. At the same time, there is a paucity of research into whether increasing immigration exerts differential-effects among different groups of individuals. Using Japanese and British longitudinal data, this study firstly compares and c… Show more

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“…Although SEMs can support the overall stability and growth of host economies, studies, largely conducted by economists, also point out that realizing these potential economic benefits requires a more careful assessment of the risks associated with these economic benefits (Kimura and Canagarajah 2020) For example, on the basis of a crosscountry analysis, Facchini and Mayda (2012) reported that employing SEMs can arouse negative sentiments among more educated natives who perceive skilled immigrants as competitors in the labor market. Such findings echo the broader immigration literature on the general immigrant population (e.g., Igarashi and Laurence 2021;Tomberg, Stegen, and Vance 2021). Furthermore, recruiting more SEMs also comes with higher financial burdens for hostcountry governments and firms, which can significantly delay the upgrading of local firms (Narayanan and Lai 2014).…”

Section: Topic 3 (Benefit and Risk To Local Economy Of Sems' Migration)supporting

confidence: 76%

Beyond Borders: Understanding Themes and Transitions in Skilled Migration Research Through Machine Learning Methods and Sociological Frameworks

Liu,

Fong

2025

Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World

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Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.

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“…Although SEMs can support the overall stability and growth of host economies, studies, largely conducted by economists, also point out that realizing these potential economic benefits requires a more careful assessment of the risks associated with these economic benefits (Kimura and Canagarajah 2020) For example, on the basis of a crosscountry analysis, Facchini and Mayda (2012) reported that employing SEMs can arouse negative sentiments among more educated natives who perceive skilled immigrants as competitors in the labor market. Such findings echo the broader immigration literature on the general immigrant population (e.g., Igarashi and Laurence 2021;Tomberg, Stegen, and Vance 2021). Furthermore, recruiting more SEMs also comes with higher financial burdens for hostcountry governments and firms, which can significantly delay the upgrading of local firms (Narayanan and Lai 2014).…”

Section: Topic 3 (Benefit and Risk To Local Economy Of Sems' Migration)supporting

confidence: 76%

Beyond Borders: Understanding Themes and Transitions in Skilled Migration Research Through Machine Learning Methods and Sociological Frameworks

Liu,

Fong

2025

Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World

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Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.

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“…A concern could be that attitudes themselves are endogenous and changed as a consequence of FRY migration. Previous studies show that increasing immigration can affect attitudes towards immigration negatively (Igarashi & Laurence, 2021). We think this is not the case here, as, first of all, the flow of FRY refugees was simply not large enough.…”

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Labour market integration of FRY refugees in Sweden vs. Denmark

Joona

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Gupta

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2022

International Migration

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Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.

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“…Japan has a small percentage of immigrants, only 2.1% nationally and 3.8% in Tokyo (Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications, 2018). Immigration issues and less emphasis on immigrant integration are not always at the forefront of public debate (Banting & Kymlicka, 2013; Igarashi & Laurence, 2021). Reduced public discourse usually means that immigrants are perceived less as a threat (Hopkins, 2011).…”

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Cultural invariance and ideological variance of collective ownership threat in intergroup relations.

Ioku¹,

Watamura²

2024

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

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Exaggerated anticipatory anxiety is common in social anxiety disorder (SAD). Neuroimaging studies have revealed altered neural activity in response to social stimuli in SAD, but fewer studies have examined neural activity during anticipation of feared social stimuli in SAD. The current study examined the time course and magnitude of activity in threat processing brain regions during speech anticipation in socially anxious individuals and healthy controls (HC). Method Participants (SAD n = 58; HC n = 16) underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during which they completed a 90s control anticipation task and 90s speech anticipation task.

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