Multicultural attitudes in Europe: A multilevel analysis of perceived compatibility between individual and collective justice
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Gale, Jessica
Staerklé, Christian
Green, Eva G. T.
Visintin, Emilio Paolo
Abstract / Description
Contemporary political philosophers debate the degree to which multiculturalism, with its emphasis on collective justice principles, is compatible with Western liberal societies’ core ideologies based on individual justice principles. Taking on a social psychological perspective, the present study offers a cross-national, multilevel examination of the asymmetric compatibility hypothesis, according to which majority and ethnic minority groups differ in the association between support for individualized immigration policies (based on individual justice principles) and support for multiculturalism (based on collective justice principles). Using data from Round 7 of the European Social Survey (N = 36,732), we compared minority and majority attitudes across 1) countries with stronger versus weaker equality policies at the national level (a Migrant Integration Policy Index [MIPEX] sub-dimension indicator), and 2) Western and post-communist European countries. In line with the asymmetric compatibility hypothesis, ethnic minorities perceived significantly less incompatibility between individual and collective justice than majorities. This majority-minority asymmetric compatibility was stronger in Western countries compared to post-communist European countries. Moreover, in Western countries and in countries with stronger equality policies, ethnic minorities generally supported multiculturalism to a greater extent than majorities. Overall, these findings suggest that deep-seated ideological orientations of national contexts shape minority and majority justice conceptions and hence, also, multicultural attitudes. Implications and future research directions are discussed.
Keyword(s)
multiculturalism immigration policy European Social Survey social justice group membership multilevel analysis asymmetric compatibility hypothesisPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2021-09-09
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Volume
9
Issue
2
Page numbers
419–437
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
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peerReviewed
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Gale, J., Staerklé, C., Green, E. G. T., & Visintin, E. P. (2021). Multicultural attitudes in Europe: A multilevel analysis of perceived compatibility between individual and collective justice. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 9(2), 419-437. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.7081
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Gale, Jessica
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Staerklé, Christian
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Green, Eva G. T.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Visintin, Emilio Paolo
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Date of first publication2021-09-09
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Abstract / DescriptionContemporary political philosophers debate the degree to which multiculturalism, with its emphasis on collective justice principles, is compatible with Western liberal societies’ core ideologies based on individual justice principles. Taking on a social psychological perspective, the present study offers a cross-national, multilevel examination of the asymmetric compatibility hypothesis, according to which majority and ethnic minority groups differ in the association between support for individualized immigration policies (based on individual justice principles) and support for multiculturalism (based on collective justice principles). Using data from Round 7 of the European Social Survey (N = 36,732), we compared minority and majority attitudes across 1) countries with stronger versus weaker equality policies at the national level (a Migrant Integration Policy Index [MIPEX] sub-dimension indicator), and 2) Western and post-communist European countries. In line with the asymmetric compatibility hypothesis, ethnic minorities perceived significantly less incompatibility between individual and collective justice than majorities. This majority-minority asymmetric compatibility was stronger in Western countries compared to post-communist European countries. Moreover, in Western countries and in countries with stronger equality policies, ethnic minorities generally supported multiculturalism to a greater extent than majorities. Overall, these findings suggest that deep-seated ideological orientations of national contexts shape minority and majority justice conceptions and hence, also, multicultural attitudes. Implications and future research directions are discussed.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationGale, J., Staerklé, C., Green, E. G. T., & Visintin, E. P. (2021). Multicultural attitudes in Europe: A multilevel analysis of perceived compatibility between individual and collective justice. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 9(2), 419-437. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.7081en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5669
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6273
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.7081
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5074
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Keyword(s)multiculturalismen_US
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Keyword(s)immigration policyen_US
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Keyword(s)European Social Surveyen_US
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Keyword(s)social justiceen_US
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Keyword(s)group membershipen_US
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Keyword(s)multilevel analysisen_US
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Keyword(s)asymmetric compatibility hypothesisen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleMulticultural attitudes in Europe: A multilevel analysis of perceived compatibility between individual and collective justiceen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers419–437
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Volume9
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Visible tag(s)Version of Recorden_US