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Ethnicity coding revisited: right-wing parties as catalysts for mobilization against immigrant welfare rights
Ethnicity coding means that threat-based views of ethnic minority members spur opposition
to specific welfare programmes. To advance knowledge of the influence of political parties
on ethnicity coding, we apply a dynamic approach. Longitudinal analyses show that: a)
because right-wing political parties persistently frame state pensions as benefitting native
majority members, a perceived ethnic threat increases support for this welfare scheme, and
b) a perceived ethnic threat reduces support for social assistance when right-wing political
parties frame it as favouring immigrants. Extending these findings, we show that opposition
to immigrant welfare rights prompts electoral realignment, as left-wing voters increasingly
switch to right-wing parties. More generally, political parties are capable of stimulating
opposition to parts of the welfare state, including electoral mobilization against immigrant
welfare rights. We utilize unusually rich mass-level survey data from Denmark, covering a
25-year period (1990‒2015). The broader implications of our findings for theories of ethnicity
coding, political elite persuasion, and welfare state development are discussed in the
conclusion
Fear of crime on the rail networks: Perceptions of the UK public and British Transport Police
Counter-terrorism on the rail network is vital to the security of the United Kingdom. The British Transport Police (BTP) employ covert and overt security measures to prevent crime, which includes: closed circuit television, armed police, unarmed polisce, police community support officers, police dogs, stops and searches and awareness campaigns. All security measures aim to deter crime while importantly reassuring the public. We surveyed both members of the public and BTP officers about the perceived effectiveness of current security measures, specifically with regards to fear of terrorism. Feelings of reassurance and the perceived effectiveness of security measures were positively related. The most effective and reassuring security measure was the use of armed police; whereas the least effective and reassuring was the use of awareness campaigns. However, interestingly, qualitative analyses suggested that an increase in armed police without informed awareness campaigns would have a negative impact on public reassurance by increasing fear
Is it the Income Distribution or Redistribution that Affects Growth?
Hervorming Sociale Regelgevin
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