More diversity, less tolerance? The effect of type of cultural diversity on the erosion of tolerance in Swiss municipalities

Rapp, Carolin (2015). More diversity, less tolerance? The effect of type of cultural diversity on the erosion of tolerance in Swiss municipalities. Ethnic and racial studies, 38(10), pp. 1779-1797. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/01419870.2015.1015582

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Immigration and the ways in which host societies receive newcomers pose challenges for modern civil societies. This article contributes to the ongoing discussion about how ethnic diversity influences tolerance towards immigrants. Compared to previous studies, we analyse tolerance as a sequential concept in order to uncover the effects of contextual diversity on attitudes towards immigrants and the granting of certain rights to this group. Moreover, we distinguish different shares of ethnic groups based on their ethnic and cultural origins both on the independent and dependent variable. The analysis relies on a subnational survey of sixty municipalities in Switzerland, revealing that only certain ethnic groups are seen as an economic and cultural threat.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Institute of Political Science
UniBE Contributor:	Rapp, Carolin
Subjects:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 320 Political science
ISSN:	0141-9870
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Language:	English
Submitter:	Arno Raoul Rothenbühler
Date Deposited:	24 Apr 2015 08:39
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:45
Publisher DOI:	10.1080/01419870.2015.1015582
Uncontrolled Keywords:	tolerance; ethnic diversity; Muslims; Switzerland; interethnic competition; immigrants
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/67090