Andreas Bergh
Universitetslektor
Is Migration Threatening Social Trust in Europe?
Författare
Redaktör
- Anna Michalski
- Lars Oxelheim
- Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt
- Niklas Bremberg
Summary, in English
Bergh considers the relationship between migration and interpersonal trust in the European Union. Interpersonal trust, Bergh avers, is an important foundation for a well-functioning society. The question is how interpersonal trust is affected by increased migration in countries with differing levels of trust. Bergh shows that migrants from low-trust countries who move to high-trust ones show higher trust than those who remain in the former lands. Their trust is lower, however, than that of persons who have always lived in countries with higher trust. Factors such as corruption and weakness in the rule of law cause damage to interpersonal trust, which is very difficult to repair. Bergh contends that the Union must act to strengthen the rule of law and combat economic and social inequality.
Avdelning/ar
- Nationalekonomiska institutionen
- Centrum för ekonomisk demografi
Publiceringsår
2018
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
91-109
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Trust in the EU at Challenging Times : Interdisciplinary European Studies
Dokumenttyp
Del av eller Kapitel i bok
Förlag
Palgrave Macmillan
Ämne
- Economics
- International Migration and Ethnic Relations
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISBN: 978-3-319-73856-7
- ISBN: 978-3-319-73857-4