This conversation explores the evolving attitudes towards refugees in Germany, particularly focusing on the pivotal year of 2015, the emergence of solidarity and skepticism, and the impact of significant events like New Year's Eve. It delves into the nuances of public sentiment, the call for order in migration policies, and the implications for political communication in addressing these complex issues.

Alice speaks to Tobias Hillenbrandt. He is a PhD Fellow at the United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) and Maastricht University. His research is centered around migration attitudes with a focus on refugee migration to Germany, using experimental methods. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Public Policy from Sciences Po Paris, as well as Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and in Management and Economics from the University of Mainz.

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Reforms welcome? Evidence on the nature of asylum backlash and orderly admissions as a remedy

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https://forum-midem.de/polarisierungsbarometer-2025/

https://bibliothek.wzb.eu/artikel/2016/f-19800.pdf

Integrationsbarometer 2024 - Sachverständigenrat für Integration und Migration gGmbH

https://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/publikationen/publikation/did/willkommenskultur-in-krisenzeiten

What asylum and refugee policies do Europeans want? Evidence from a cross-national conjoint experiment - Anne-Marie Jeannet, Tobias Heidland, Martin Ruhs, 2021

How economic, humanitarian, and religious concerns shape European attitudes toward asylum seekers | Science

Popular by Design | Alexander Kustov | Substack

The Stability of Immigration Attitudes: Evidence and Implications | The Journal of Politics: Vol 83, No 4

PowerPoint Presentation

September ‹ 2024 ‹ Umfragen & Analysen ‹ Infratest dimap

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