Diversity without Adversity? Ethnic Bias toward Refugees in a Co-Religious Society

Abstract What shapes the host population’s willingness to accept refugees into social, economic, and political life in their country? We argue that refugees’ ethnicity plays a key role—both directly and indirectly—in shaping support for having refugees as neighbors and for granting them a work permi...

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Published in:International studies quarterly 2024-03, Vol.68 (2)
Main Authors: Getmansky, Anna, Matakos, Konstantinos, Sinmazdemir, Tolga
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