Support for refugees declines when helpers have unequal positions and abilities to help.
Refugees' well-being hinges on receiving adequate support throughout their journey. In 2015, as many refugees migrated toward wealthier Northern and Western Europe, it seemed like communities' willingness to offer help depended not only on refugees' attributes or individual benevolence but also on c...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 52; no. 7; pp. 1923 - 1949 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=192465054&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 192465054 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 1369183X 56F jtl: Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies issn: 1369183X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2026 vid: 52 iid: 7 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 192465054 10.1080/1369183X.2025.2497835 ppf: 1923 ppct: 26 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 1MB tig: atl: Support for refugees declines when helpers have unequal positions and abilities to help. aug: au: Van Steenvoort, Milan Rusch, Hannes Böhm, Robert van Lange, Paul A.M. affil: Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands su: Wealth inequality Decision making Mass migrations Prosocial behavior Refugee services Public administration Social support sug: subj: Wealth inequality Decision making Mass migrations Prosocial behavior Refugee services Public administration Social support keyword: between-group asymmetry Helping behaviour refugee support sequential decision-making social value orientation ab: Refugees' well-being hinges on receiving adequate support throughout their journey. In 2015, as many refugees migrated toward wealthier Northern and Western Europe, it seemed like communities' willingness to offer help depended not only on refugees' attributes or individual benevolence but also on communities' positions along the route and their economic status. However, survey methods struggle to isolate these factors' causal effects. We therefore use a framed economic experiment to manipulate specific situation features while keeping others constant. In our stylised economic game, two groups of four citizen players (n = 910) decide on aiding a passive refugee player (n = 114). One group (early-positioned) decides before the other (late-positioned). We introduce economic inequality by varying the groups' endowments (low vs. high). Our findings show that unequal endowments harm refugee support, and late-positioned citizens base their support on early-positioned citizens' actions. These results from our stylised setup suggest that support for refugees depends on macro-level situational factors beyond individual attitudes. From a policy standpoint, addressing economic disparities between communities involved in refugee support and eliminating sequential decision-making through appropriate institutions could enhance support for refugees. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies holder: Taylor & Francis Ltd dt: @attributes: year: 2026 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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