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type: thesis
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creators_name: Ueffing, K.P.
title: Immigration Policy and Attitudes towards Immigration: A Comparison of Australia and Germany
ispublished: pub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Australia and Germany are often described as opposite poles of the migration spectrum. This paper presents a comparative study of the link between immigration policy and attitudes towards immigration in the two countries. The developments of the German and Australian immigration policy since 1945 are reviewed and related to results from regression models on attitudes towards immigration. Data on attitudes is derived from the International Social Survey Program 2003. From drawing parallels between the different immigration policies and cross-country differences in attitudes towards immigration in Australia and Germany, two major findings are retrieved. Firstly, the multicultural, skill-oriented, and active immigration policy in Australia is mirrored in, compared to Germany, more positive sentiments about the economic and cultural impact of immigration and less opposition to further immigration. Secondly, individual level effects related to people’s socio-demographic background are similar in Australia and Germany and are not found to explain cross-country differences.
date: 2011
date_type: published
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: POPST
tutors_name: Mulder, prof. dr. C.H.
keywords_local: Immigration Policy
keywords_local: Attitudes
language_iso: en
titleorder: Immigration Policy and Attitudes towards Immigration: A Comparison of Australia and Germany
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date_issued: 2011-01-01
citation:   Ueffing, K.P.  (2011) Immigration Policy and Attitudes towards Immigration: A Comparison of Australia and Germany.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1701/1/master_thesis_philipp_ueffing.pdf