Public opinion on emigration in Europe: the role of national identity

The project examines the link between national identity and an under-researched side of migration attitudes – attitudes toward emigration of co-nationals. We investigate the role of the strength of national identification and conceptions of nationhood in public opinion on emigration, adopting a comparative multi-country perspective. We pose a hypothesis that the strength of national identification is positively related to anti-emigration sentiment. We also hypothesise that the more people endorse the conception of nationhood based on the country of birth, the stronger the negative link between national identification and emigration attitudes. To test these hypotheses, we use data from the REMINDER: Online-Panel Study on Migration and Mobility Attitudes 2017–2018.

Duration

2025 - 2026

Source of funding

The Bekker NAWA Programme

Partners

Lusine Grigoryan, University of York, York, Wielka Brytania