Mastikova N.S. Factors Determining Attitudes Towards Immigration in Russia (Based on the ESS 2016). In: Europe and Beyond: Boundaries, Barriers and Belonging.View from Russia:[Electronic resource]: collected papers European Sociological Association 14th Conference “Europe and Beyond: Boundaries, Barriers and Belonging”(Manchester, GB, Augest 20-24, 2019) ...

Abstract

The topic of studying attitudes towards immigrants has been studied since the 1950s by such authors as Adorno, Allport and their social and psychological theories. Now the most common theory in the study of this subject is the theory of group threat. In the article, on the basis of the reviewed modern studies, factors that may affect attitudes towards immigrants have been identified. Based on the data of the European Social Survey for 2016, it was revealed that the majority of respondents have a negative attitude to the impact of immigration on the economy and culture of the country, as well as on Russia as a place for life in general. Using linear regression with dummy variables, factors influencing the assessment of changes introduced by immigrants are analyzed. All considered dependent variables are influenced by factors such as values (tradition, security, power). The variable on the impact of immigration on a country's economy is influenced by such variables as age, political orientation and generalized level of trust. The variable about the impact of immigration on culture, as well as the variable about assessing the effects of immigration on life in a country is affected by a generalized level of trust. In conclusion, the author gives a discussion on what kind of immigration policy could be optimal for Russia.