A substantial body of research has found that social desirability motivates respondents to overstate support for immigration when asked directly, but when provided an unobtrusive means of... Show moreA substantial body of research has found that social desirability motivates respondents to overstate support for immigration when asked directly, but when provided an unobtrusive means of expressing preferences, support declines. In this paper, we ask whether South Koreans follow this pattern, especially with regards to co-ethnic migrants from North Korea and China. We use list experiments to determine whether observed levels of support for general immigration and co-ethnic migration are biased by social desirability. We find that generally respondents overstate their support for co-ethnics from North Korea by a significant amount when asked directly, but not for the other groups, although college-educated respondents overstate their support for general immigration. Social desirability bias with respect to co-ethnics from North Korea is particularly evident in older respondents and males. These findings challenge the notion that native-born citizens prefer co-ethnic immigrants. Show less
This study concerns three central aspects of multiculturalism, which are closely related to fundamental debates on citizenship and are described as the principal dimensions of multicultural... Show moreThis study concerns three central aspects of multiculturalism, which are closely related to fundamental debates on citizenship and are described as the principal dimensions of multicultural citizenship. The first of these dimensions relates to national belonging: the recognition that citizens of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds belong to the national group. The second dimension bears upon social equality, on grounds such as ethnic origin, religion, gender and sexual orientation. The third dimension is the most defining aspect of multiculturalism: the recognition of cultural distinctiveness of the various groups in society, which is considered necessary (by proponents of multiculturalism) to achieve citizen equality. This study explores views in Dutch society on these potentially divisive issues. Essentially, this study provides insight into the question to which extent society attributes the quality ‘Dutch’ to Dutch citizens from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Show less
The legalistic tradition of Chile has become a cliché in discourses on the identity of the country and the character of its people. Chileans are proud of their traditional respect for the law,... Show moreThe legalistic tradition of Chile has become a cliché in discourses on the identity of the country and the character of its people. Chileans are proud of their traditional respect for the law, their institutions and the authority. Chileans distinguish themselves from their neighbouring countries in terms of the construction of a homogeneous and stable institutional order. On the other hand, the legalist tradition is perceived in Chile as an excessive punitive control that acts as an exclusionary internal discipline. Traditionally, this discipline has been applied to certain social segments that are seen as potentially disruptive of the order. Those social segments are groups of subjects associated to marginality, insecurity, lawlessness and conflict, and who would conform in the same logic, another category of the other as an internal enemy. The outsider as the other is a category that rises in relation to the sp ace of the nation. These discursive traditions were shared by the elite in the 19th century and achieved a clear consolidation and national legitimacy during the 20th century, crystallizing in a citizenship linked to development and modernity. The internal enemy constitutes a biopolitical perspective, conceived from the keys of the social and political coexistence. Show less
