Support for temporary protection of displaced populations in the EU: A conjoint experiment.

ABSTRACT: Millions of people were forced to flee Ukraine after Russia's invasion on February 24, 2022, one of the fastest displacements in decades. Citizens' response in EU countries (where most displaced Ukrainians arrived) has been considerably more positive than in past refugee crises. This study investigates several possible drivers of this difference. We conduct a large conjoint experiment in six EU Member States, eliciting willingness to provide temporary protection to hypothetical groups of future migrants whose characteristics we manipulate systematically. We find that all of the experimental variables make a difference. We observe a greater support for protecting groups consisting of relatively many children and many women rather than men. The region of origin and the religious affiliation

SUBMITTER: Krawczyk M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11649312 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature