Immigration and trust in politics in Britain

McLaren, Lauren M. (2011) Immigration and trust in politics in Britain. British Journal of Political Science . ISSN 0007-1234 (In Press)

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Abstract

This paper argues that a previously overlooked explanation for varying individual-levels of political trust is concern about immigration. Focusing on the case of Britain, where levels of opposition to immigration have remained high since the 1960s and yet the implications of such opposition are still unclear, this paper examines the effect of concern about immigration on political trust. Using the pre- and post-election panel component of the 2005 British Election Study and the 2002-3 European Social Survey, we illustrate that after controlling for a wide range of other predictors of trust in politics, concerns about the impact of immigration significantly affect political trust. In addition, in 2005 the perception that government had not handled the issue of immigration effectively also significantly affected political trust, with both linear and interactive effects.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1010941
Keywords: immigration, political trust, public opinion, Britain
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations
Depositing User: McLaren, Dr Lauren
Date Deposited: 12 Mar 2011 17:18
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 20:24
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/1451

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