Abstract
The current paper presents three studies, which suggest that perceiving one's nation as transgenerational (TG) is related to a differentiation in the evaluation of ethnically German diaspora migrants and ethnically non-German ('foreign') migrants. First, we find that unlike 'classical' concepts such as right-wing authoritarianism (RWA), social dominance orientation (SDO), and hierarchic self-interest (HSI), TG explains differences in derogatory sentiments expressed towards diaspora and 'foreign' migrants. Second, TG is differentially related to positive emotions and behavioral intentions expressed towards these two groups of migrants. Lastly, results indicate that people who perceive the ingroup as TG require 'foreign' migrants to fulfill more criteria that make them eligible for citizenship and are thereby more exclusionist than people who include only the current generation into their concept of national identity. The social implications of these findings in face of the so-called refugee crisis in Germany and the wider European Union are discussed.
Publication types
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Historical Article
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Authoritarianism*
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Ethnicity / psychology*
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Female
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Germany / ethnology
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History, 19th Century
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History, 20th Century
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History, 21st Century
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Human Migration / history
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Humans
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Intergenerational Relations / ethnology*
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Internationality / history
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Israel / ethnology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Social Perception*
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Transients and Migrants / psychology*
Grants and funding
This research was supported by a grant from the German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (GIF), Contract Number I-1095-105.1/2010, to the first and the last author. The first author’s contribution to this article was in part prepared within the framework of the Basic Research Program at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) and supported within the framework of a subsidy granted to the HSE by the Government of the Russian Federation for the implementation of the Global Competitiveness Program. The last author’s contribution was supported in part by the Open University Research Fund. The authors declare no conflict of interest.