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Trust beyond borders : immigration, the welfare state, and identity in modern societies / Markus M.L. Crepaz ; with a foreword by Arend Lijphart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crepaz, Markus M. L., 1959-
- Series:
- Contemporary political and social issues
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Welfare state.
- Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Ethnicity--Economic aspects.
- Ethnicity.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 301 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2008.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Will immigration undermine the welfare state? Trust beyond Borders draws on public opinion data and case studies of Germany, Sweden, and the United States to document the influence of immigration and diversity on trust, reciprocity, and public support for welfare programs. Markus M. L. Crepaz demonstrates that we are, at least in some cases, capable of trusting beyond borders: of expressing faith in our fellow humans and extending help without regard for political classifications.
- In Europe, the welfare state developed under conditions of relative homogeneity that fostered high levels of trust among citizens, while in America anxiety about immigration and diversity predated the emergence of a social safety net. Looking at our new era of global migration, Crepaz traces the renewed debate about "us" versus "them" on both sides of the Atlantic and asks how it will affect the public commitment to social welfare. Drawing on the literatures on immigration, identity, social trust, and the welfare state, Trust beyond Borders presents a novel analysis of immigration's challenge to the welfare state and a persuasive exploration of the policies that may yet preserve it.
- Contents:
- 2 A Primordial Challenge to the Welfare State? 14
- 3 The Politics of Resentment Xenophobia and the Welfare State 52
- 4 Trust in Diverse Societies 93
- 5 Welfare State Regimes as a Regimen for Building Trust? Contextualizing Attitudes 134
- 6 To Belong or Not to Belong Incorporation and Integration Policies in Modern Welfare States 163
- 7 The Politics of Immigration and the Welfare State in Germany, Sweden, and the United States 200.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-292) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472099764
- 0472099760
- 9780472069767
- 0472069764
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.133495
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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