The influence of Authoritarianism: Democratic Support among First and Second-Generation Immigrants in Australia

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dc.contributor.authorPietsch, Juliet
dc.contributor.authorMcAllister, Ian
dc.coverage.spatialCanberra Australia
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T22:20:13Z
dc.date.available2015-12-08T22:20:13Z
dc.date.createdSeptember 26-28 2011
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.updated2015-12-08T08:28:44Z
dc.description.abstractAs liberal democracies tighten membership criteria for citizenship and place greater expectations on new immigrants to adopt liberal values of democracy, this paper examines whether this is necessary if democracy support is determined by other factors other than one�s political background. The paper�s main focus is on the children of immigrants born in authoritarian regimes. While previous research has shown that pre-migration socialization in authoritarian regimes influence immigrants� democratic transition, less is known whether authoritarian values are passed onto children born and educated in established democracies. Given that findings show that immigrants from authoritarian regimes lag behind the rest of the population in terms of support for democracy, this paper seeks to find out whether the influence of education in an established democracy and perceptions of government performance may take precedence over the political values learnt at home as determinants of democratic support. Using the Australian Election Study, these findings highlight the extent of adult migration experiences and evaluations of government performance on democratic support.
dc.identifier.isbn9780646564609
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/31890
dc.publisherConference Organising Committee
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAustralasian Political Studies Association Conference (APSA 2011)
dc.sourceProceedings of APSA Conference 2011: Crisis, Uncertainty and Democracy
dc.source.urihttp://law.anu.edu.au/coast/events/apsa/2011.htm
dc.source.urihttp://ssrn.com/abstract=1901762
dc.titleThe influence of Authoritarianism: Democratic Support among First and Second-Generation Immigrants in Australia
dc.typeConference paper
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage31
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1
local.contributor.affiliationPietsch, Juliet, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMcAllister, Ian, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailu3548500@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidPietsch, Juliet, u3548500
local.contributor.authoruidMcAllister, Ian, u8002356
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor160699 - Political Science not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.absseo940201 - Civics and Citizenship
local.identifier.ariespublicationu3002882xPUB87
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu3002882
local.type.statusPublished Version

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