This article examines whether international terrorism affects public opinions on refugees.
:key question: Does exposure to terrorist attacks change attitudes toward refugees?
research context: Using a large-scale natural experiment, the authors analyze data from diverse countries to understand this relationship.
findings: Contrary to common assumptions, terrorism does not uniformly alter public views on refugees across different contexts.
The study explores how events like terrorist attacks influence perceptions of refugee policies and attitudes. By analyzing responses before and after major terror incidents using national surveys from various countries (including [mention specific country if available]), the authors find nuanced effects that vary significantly by political context, challenging straightforward causal links between terrorism and anti-immigrant sentiment.
implications: These results suggest that factors beyond security concerns play a larger role in shaping refugee attitudes than previously thought.
| Does International Terrorism Affect Public Attitudes Toward Refugees? Evidence from a Large-scale Natural Experiment was authored by Gregory Eady and Charles Breton. It was published by Chicago in JOP in 2022. |
