Research on anti-migrant actions has produced conflicting results, which we aimed to better understand through a multi-level and context-sensitive approach. Specifically, we investigated individual- (social dominance orientation; SDO), group- (identification), contextual- (attribution of migrants’ responsibility for the pandemic), and societal-level (Migrant Integration Policy Index and Democracy Index) correlates of anti-migrant collective action. Multi-level analyses from 21 countries (N = 4493) revealed that SDO correlated positively with identification with anti-migrant movements. However, believing that the pandemic emerged due to migration (contextual-level variable) and inclusive migration policies (societal-level variable) moderated the link between SDO and willingness to join anti-migrant actions. Those high on SDO who also believed the pandemic was due to migration were the most willing to pursue anti-migrant activities. Finally, SDO predicted anti-migrant collective actions, but only in countries with inclusive migration policies. These results uncover the contextual- and societal-level factors that exacerbate the relationship between SDO and anti-migrant actions.
Besta, T., Thomas, E., Olech, M., Jurek, P., Osborne, D., Palace, M., Akbas, G., Becker, J. C., Becker, M., Brik, T., Chayinska, M., Deguchi, M., Dhakal, S., Kelmendi, K., Kende, A., Lamus, S., Le Dornat, P., Leung, A., Martiny, S. E., Mizuki, R., Pozzi, M., Pistoni, C., Shah, R. I. A. B. R. R., Raut, P. K., Safdar, S., Stroebe, K., Sulejmanović, D., Tee, E. Y. J., Ton, G., Uluğ, Ö. M., Urbiola, A., Wlodarczyk, A., Van Zomeren, M., When (and where) do pandemics foster anti-migrant actions? Individual-, contextual- and societal-level drivers affecting social cohesion during the COVID-19 pandemic, <<INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS>>, 2025; (108): ---. [doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102269] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/321596]
When (and where) do pandemics foster anti-migrant actions? Individual-, contextual- and societal-level drivers affecting social cohesion during the COVID-19 pandemic
Pozzi, Maura;Pistoni, Carlo;
2025
Abstract
Research on anti-migrant actions has produced conflicting results, which we aimed to better understand through a multi-level and context-sensitive approach. Specifically, we investigated individual- (social dominance orientation; SDO), group- (identification), contextual- (attribution of migrants’ responsibility for the pandemic), and societal-level (Migrant Integration Policy Index and Democracy Index) correlates of anti-migrant collective action. Multi-level analyses from 21 countries (N = 4493) revealed that SDO correlated positively with identification with anti-migrant movements. However, believing that the pandemic emerged due to migration (contextual-level variable) and inclusive migration policies (societal-level variable) moderated the link between SDO and willingness to join anti-migrant actions. Those high on SDO who also believed the pandemic was due to migration were the most willing to pursue anti-migrant activities. Finally, SDO predicted anti-migrant collective actions, but only in countries with inclusive migration policies. These results uncover the contextual- and societal-level factors that exacerbate the relationship between SDO and anti-migrant actions.
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