The asymmetry between pro and anti immigration mobilization is big part of the book and my research agenda. Many answers/dynamics but my work focuses on how the status quo more threatening to anti people, which gives more incentives to act. That varies of course and pro imms are engaged in their way

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But rising salience of immigration means anti imm voters prioritize the issue more and vote for xenophobic parties. Overall, share of Euros w anti-imm views is stable or declining (depending on country) over past decades. They’ve just coordinated on far right parties to boost election results

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My book is about support for immigration. There is already a ton of research on opposition to immigration. On narrower question of support for xenophobic parties, many many factors, but opinion change is NOT one. Anti imm people used to vote across political spectrum (and still do, to some extent)

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You can now read the great @moira.bsky.social's contribution to The Reconstruction Papers online: a bold, but practical approach to managing climate-driven property risk that is neither a handout for rich people nor leaves poor people in the lurch, but actively manages the trade-offs.

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Me, every October:

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