Media and Public Attitudes Toward Migration in Europe: A Comparative Approach

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This comparative volume provides a comprehensive cross-national account of media coverage and public attitudes toward migration both within and into the European Union. Using empirical research from across Germany, Hunary, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, Media and Public Attitudes Toward Migration in Europe offers an in-depth exploration of one of the most prominent social and political topics of the decade in Europe. Drawing on a large scale, cross-national panel survey, experiments, and media content analysis of migration discourse in both traditional news media and social media, expert contributors from across the continent investigate topics such as the linguistic features of migration coverage, the public perception of migrants, and the effects of journalistic communication strategies. Other topics addressed include a discussion of news framing effects on migration coverage and politicians’ postings on social media coverage about the issue. This is a valuable resource for academics, students, and policymakers interested in media coverage of migration, news framing effects, and public attitudes to migration generally. . Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Illustrations List of Contributors Acknowledgements Part I Introduction 1 Setting the Stage: Understanding Media Discourses About and Public Attitudes Toward Migration in Europe Introduction The Pictures in Our Heads and How These Are Shaped Purpose and Research Questions Immigration Within and Into the Eu Refugee Immigration to the Eu Taking Stock: What We Do Not Know About Public Perceptions of and Attitudes Toward Migration, the Media... Public Attitudes Toward Immigration Media Discourses About Migration Media Effects On Attitudes Toward Migration Introducing the Countries Germany Hungary Poland Spain Sweden The United Kingdom Outline of the Book Notes References 2 How to Investigate Media Discourse About and Public Attitudes Toward Migration in Europe: Our Approach Introduction How We Measured Media Discourses Identifying Media Frames and Sentiment How We Measured Public Attitudes How We Estimated Media Effects The Linkage Approach The Survey Experiment Methodological Challenges Migration: A Challenging Concept European Country-Comparative Context Conclusion Notes References Part II Public Attitudes Toward migration Within and Into Europe 3 Mapping Public Attitudes Toward Immigration Within and Into Europe Introduction The Structure(s) of Immigration Attitudes Attitudes Toward Different Groups of Immigrants Attitudes Based On Different Considerations Regarding Immigration Consistency of Immigration Attitude Dimensions Across Countries Or Over Time Methods Results Discussion References 4 The Influence of Self-Interested and Sociotropic Perceptions On Immigration Attitudes Introduction Explaining Self-Interested and Sociotropic Policy Preferences Why Do People Form Policy Preferences Beyond Their Self-Interest? Empirical Evidence for Self-Interested and Sociotropic Policy Choices How Are Self-Interest and Sociotropic Reasoning Related to Immigration? Method Results Discussion References 5 Mobile in Europe: Effects of Mobility Attitudes and Experiences On Attitudes Toward freedom of Movement Introduction Freedom of Movement Explaining Freedom of Movement Support Mobility Attitudes As a Predictor of Freedom of Movement Support Mobility Experiences As a Predictor of Freedom of Movement Support Outward Versus Inward Free Movement Support The Effect of ‘mobility Attitudes’ On Free Movement Support Across Countries Data and Methods Dependent Variables Independent Variables Control Variables and Model Specification Results Discussion Notes References Part III Media Discourse About Migration Within and Into Europe 6 Mapping Media Coverage of Migration Within and Into Europe Introduction Understanding Migration Coverage The Salience of Migration Coverage The Framing of Migration Coverage Migration Coverage and Political Bias Data and Analyses Results Exploring the Political Bias in Framing of Migration Coverage Discussion and Conclusion Notes References 7 Linguistic Features of Migration Coverage in European Mass Media Introduction Theoretical Reflection On Language Use in Migration Discourse The (critical) Discourse-Analytical Approach Power, Prejudice in Migration Discourses Linguistic Features in Migration Discourse Country-comparative Corpus Linguistics Data and Methods Text Corpus Linguistic Analysis With Multilingual Data Corpus Linguistics Results Discussion Notes References 8 Political Elites’ Migration Discourses On Social Media Introduction Political Elites’ Communication On Social Media The Salience of Political Elites’ Social Media Communication On Migration The Framing of Political Elites’ Social Media Communication On Migration The Interactivity in Political Elites’ Social Media Communication On Migration Data and Methods Results Conclusion and Discussion Notes References Part IV Media Effects On Public Attitudes Toward Migration Within and Into Europe 9 Media Effects On Attitudes Toward Immigration: Political Sophistication As a Shield Introduction How Migration Media Salience May Affect Immigration Attitudes How Migration Media Sentiment May Affect Immigration Attitudes How Migration Media Coverage May Influence Some More Than Others Data and Methods Results Conclusion and Discussion References 10 Miscounting the Others: Media Effects On Perceptions of the Immigrant Population Size Introduction Innumeracy in the Public The Role of the Media in Innumeracy Methods and Data Analysis Results Discussion References 11 How News Frames Affect immigration Attitudes: Perceptions and Emotions As Underpinning Mechanisms? Introduction Framing Effects On Attitudes Toward Immigration: Previous Research and Central Research Gaps Perceptions and Emotions As Mechanisms Explaining Framing Effects Cross-national Variation? Method Procedure The Articles Measures Randomisation and Manipulation Checks Data Analysis Results Cross-national Variations? Conclusion Acknowledgements Notes References Part V Conclusions 12 Summary and Conclusions: Media Discourses About and Public Attitudes... Introduction Public Attitudes Toward Migration: Summary and Findings Media Discourses About Migration: Summary and Findings Media Effects On Attitudes Toward Migration: Summary and Findings Lessons Learned: Implications for Stakeholders References Index