Political elite discourses polarize attitudes toward immigration along ideological lines. A comparative longitudinal analysis of Europe in the twenty-first century

the translators agency and ideological manipulation in translation: the case of political texts in translation classes in iran

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Comparative Literature in the Twenty-First Century: A View from Europe and the UK

13 This issue of Comparative Critical Studies will appear shortly before the publication of the ACLA’s decennial report on the state of the discipline in the United States.1 Haun Saussy’s 2003 draft report opened with the claim that ‘Comparative Literature has, in a sense, won its battles’,2 words that immediately recall, by contrast, Susan Bassnett’s assertion, ten years earlier, that ‘Today, ...

Political Socialization in the Twenty-first Century: Recommendations for Researchers

Educated Preferences: Explaining Attitudes Toward Immigration in Europe

Recent studies of individual attitudes toward immigration emphasize concerns about labor market competition as a potent source of anti-immigrant sentiment, in particular among less-educated or lessskilled citizens who fear being forced to compete for jobs with low-skilled immigrants willing to work for much lower wages. We examine new data on attitudes toward immigration available from the 2003...

Measuring Attitudes toward Immigration in Europe: The Cross–cultural Validity of the ESS Immigration Scales

Equivalence of measurement scales is a crucial prerequisite for making valid cross-cultural comparisons, as cultural differences in the interpretation of indicators could result in misleading conclusions. In this paper, we empirically assess the cross-national measurement equivalence of four scales that are included in the European Social Survey, round 1 (2002– 03). These four scales, referring...