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Language
English (en)
Date of Award
5-1-2016
Author's Department
International and Area Studies
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
Restricted/Unrestricted
Restricted
Abstract
My research seeks to identify how coexisting alongside ethnic minorities affects feelings of French natives towards immigration in their national context. Given the conflicting theories in the literature, my study tests two competing hypothesis: that proximity to concentrated ethnic groups increases anti-immigrant sentiment, and that proximity to concentrated ethnic groups decreases anti-immigrant sentiment. In using votes for the extreme-right 2012 presidential candidate Marine Le Pen of the Front National (FN) as a proxy for anti-immigrant sentiment in France, my research provides a tangible example of how quantitative electoral results represent a more qualitative variable - anti-immigrant sentiment. In order to test these competing hypotheses, I used a two-tier methodological approach. The cross-city comparison uses a Statistical model to evaluate the relationship between percentages of immigrants in the arrondissements of Paris, Marseille, and Lyon and votes for Le Pen. The Paris case study introduces the explanatory variable of ethnic enclaves, and classification of the 869 voting bureaus in Paris in relation to such enclaves. By conducting both a cross-city level comparison and an in-depth exploration of Paris, the findings collectively support H2, theorizing that proximity to greater immigrant populations (immigrant-heavy arrondissements across the three cities, and voting bureaus in close proximity to ethnic enclaves in Paris) decreases antiimmigrant sentiment.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7936/datc-az52
Mentor
Jeremy Caddel
Recommended Citation
Epstein, Jenna, "France in Focus: Exploring the Relationship between Proximity to Ethnic Enclaves and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment" (2016). Senior Honors Papers / Undergraduate Theses. 177.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.7936/datc-az52
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