Understanding Hostility Toward Immigrants and Immigrant Political Participation

America has often prided itself as a nation of immigrants. Apart from indigenous peoples, Americans generally are descended from someone who came to this country from somewhere else. Despite this history, in recent years, many Americans have shown growing hostility toward immigrants. Politicians like Donald Trump have fueled and capitalized on this hostility in their anti-immigrant rhetoric. Immigrants who engage in political action of some type or hold elective office are particular targets of hostile reactions.

The guests on today’s episode are Jeff Pugh, associate professor of conflict resolution at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, and Matt Guardino associate professor of political science at Providence College. They principal investigators for a in a major national study: The Immigrant Visibility and Political Activism Research Collaborative a joint initiative of Providence College and the University of Massachusetts Boston funded by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Their study seeks to understand xenophobic reactions to immigrants – in particular reactions toward those immigrants who engage in political action. They are with me today to provide an early look at their findings so far.
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Show Notes

America has often prided itself as a nation of immigrants.  Apart from indigenous peoples, Americans generally are descended from someone who came to this country from somewhere else.  Despite this history, in recent years, many Americans have shown growing hostility toward immigrants.  Politicians like Donald Trump have fueled and capitalized on this hostility in their anti-immigrant rhetoric.  Immigrants who engage in political action of some type or hold elective office are particular targets of hostile reactions.

 

The guests on today’s episode are the principal investigators for a in a major national study: The Immigrant Visibility and Political Activism Research Collaborative a joint initiative of Providence College and the University of Massachusetts Boston funded by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.  Their study seeks to understand xenophobic reactions to immigrants – in particular reactions toward those immigrants who engage in political action.  They are with me today to provide an early look at their findings so far.

Our guests are Jeff Pugh, associate professor of conflict resolution at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston, and Matt Guardino associate professor of political science at Providence College.  

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Beyond Your News Feed: Understanding Contemporary Politics is a podcast of the Providence College Political Science Department. On the podcast, we provide analysis of political issues and events featuring the expertise of Providence College faculty members. Our episodes seek to offer in depth discussion of contemporary events that go beyond what typically is covered in the media. In particular, our guests draw on the most up to date research in political science and other fields to throw light on world events. Our episodes cover political events in all regions of the world and in the United States. The issues and events analyzed include elections, public policy, domestic and international crises, political ideologies, racial and ethnic relations, prominent political figures, and many other topics.

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Welcome to "Beyond Your News Feed: Understanding Contemporary Politics" a new podcast sponsored by the Providence College Political Science Department. Host William Hudson, Political Science Department Chair, and colleagues will provide expert analysis of current political events and issues, delving more deeply into their causes and consequences than can be found in typical media sources.