Lenka Dražanová
Research Fellow at @EUI | Political Scientist | public opinion, attitudes, political socialization, migration, quantitative methods | Author ‘Education and Tolerance’
www.lenkadrazanova.com
- Much of the debate assumes opposition to immigration is about skills. Our new paper finds that, in practice, origin matters far more than education in shaping short-term public reactions to immigration in Western Europe. academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...
- Education only enters the picture for economically vulnerable natives — and only when immigrants are both non-European and low-educated. Skills-based narratives don’t fully capture how attitudes form. Are Natives Collar-Blind? Migration Flows and Attitudes Toward Immigration.
- 📣 My new working paper is out! I tested how people in 5 countries judge the fairness of biometric + automated border checks. If you care about migration or algorithmic governance, this one is for you 👉 cadmus.eui.eu/server/api/c... The big takeaway: people don’t find automation inherently fairer
- Other findings include: ➡️ High acceptance of biometric border checks overall ➡️ Differences between target groups are surprisingly small ➡️ The strongest predictor of fairness? Opposition to government biometrics in general
- Yesterday was my last day as a Research Fellow at the @mpc-eui.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social. After nearly eight years, I am grateful for the brilliant colleagues, projects, and conversations that have shaped my work on attitudes towards migration, fairness, and democracy. On to new beginnings! ✨
- Excited to be speaking at Collegio Carlo Alberto this Thursday, Sept 25! If in Turin, please join us! I’ll talk about the origins of attitudes toward immigration — how early-life experiences, political climate, and education shape views across generations. www.carloalberto.org/event/lenka-...
- Grateful for the opportunity to present my ongoing work on public fairness perceptions on the use of biometrics and automated decision-making in border control at @hertiecfr.bsky.social this morning. I believe it is especially timely vis-à-vis the EES being rolled out next month
- Voted in the Czech elections by post for the first time. A long-awaited reform, but also one wrapped in debates over procedure, access and trust 👉 www.e15.cz/volby/koresp...
- Very interesting read on academic publishing from the editor’s perspective 👇
- Pleased to be quoted as an expert in a new Deutsche Welle article 👉 p.dw.com/p/4zOHD It looks at how migration debates have shaped politics & public opinion across Europe over the past decade.
- I am very much looking forward to give this talk next week in Dresden. Please join us either in person or online! 👇
- More educated = more pro-immigration? Not so fast. Join @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social (@eui-eu.bsky.social) on July 8 (2PM) for our MIDEM talk on how 20 years of #ESS data challenge this view. 🔗 tu-dresden.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #immigration #education @mpc-eui.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social
- Presented at a closed roundtable hosted by OHCHR in Geneva yesterday, discussing fairness concerns around new technologies in Europe. Grateful to contribute to a timely and much needed conversation at the intersection of human rights, tech and migration governance #AFARproject @volkswagenstiftung.de
- 📣 New article out! With @sedovicmicha.bsky.social we look at not just how the majority thinks about immigration, but also what (first and second generation) migrants' attitudes are Full piece in European Journal of Population: 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #migration #socialcohesion #europe
- Using 9 rounds of ESS data from 20 countries, we show: 🔎 Migrants tend to be more pro-immigration 💡 But not always! Their attitudes shift with time, context, & experiences like discrimination 📉 Longer-residing migrants often grow more negative
- Very happy to have contributed to a chapter on public attitudes to migration in this new EC's report on migration narratives and how to effectively communicate about migration 👉 europa.eu/!KfKvQq
- 📣 New working paper just out with Martin Ruhs! 🆕 How do moral values shape what people see as fair in asylum decisions? Spoiler: people’s moral values predict whether they focus more on fairness towards asylum seekers or towards the host country 🔗 hdl.handle.net/1814/78296
- 🧪 Based on a conjoint experiment in Germany + Italy 🇩🇪🇮🇹 💡 Key takeaway: some respondents have to reconcile competing moral values when judging what’s fair in asylum decision-making. Addressing moral dilemmas may help build broader support. Would love to hear your thoughts!
- Please join us either in person or online at this exciting Workshop we are co-organizing with colleagues from MIDEM @maikherold.bsky.social @olivieroangeli.bsky.social & others addressing key migration questions 👇
- 📢 How do migration attitudes & policies evolve? What’s driving polarisation? How is Europe responding to Ukrainian refugees? Join us at this collaborative workshop w. MIDEM for a deep dive into these pressing migration questions. 📅 Friday 14 March 10:00-18:00 🔗 Register loom.ly/AOR5-gs
- 📢 new Working Paper with Martin Ruhs How do Europeans think about 'fairness' in asylum decision-making? What makes 'fair' asylum policies? Take a look at new survey data from Germany + Italy ➡️ paper: cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/... ➡️ blopost: euideas.eui.eu/2024/09/17/w...
- Our article "Which individual-level factors explain public attitudes toward immigration? a meta-analysis" in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies now has a volume and issue number! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Looking forward to give this talk at the MPC's seminar on January 16th 11-12 CET. I will be talking about Migrant and non-migrant views on immigration in Europe based on co-authored work with @sedovicmicha.bsky.social. It is a hybrid event so everyone is welcome to attend! www.eui.eu/events?id=56...
- 5/ Anne-Marie Jeannet and I also looked at "Cohort differences in attitudes toward sexual orientation (and) the formative political climate as a socializing agent" 👉 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
- 4/ in "Attitudes toward immigration in Europe: Cross-regional differences" in Open Research Europe Jérôme Gonnot and I investigate how European public opinion has responded to short-term variations in regional immigration over the past decade 👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/3-66
- 3/ in "Blame it on my youth: the origins of attitudes towards immigration" in @actapolitica.bsky.social Anne-Marie Jeannet and I investigate the origins of attitudes towards immigration drawing on political socialization theory Read it here 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- 2/ what we do in "Which individual-level factors explain public attitudes toward immigration? a meta-analysis" with Jérôme Gonnot, @heidland.bsky.social and Finja Krüger in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies seems self-explanatory 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- 1/ Andrew Roberts and I delved into the intricate interplay between nationalism and citizenship dynamics in "National Attachments and Good Citizenship: A Double-Edged Sword" in Political Studies 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... #NationalismStudies #CitizenshipResearch
- 📚 As a further way to introduce myself, I would like to share in the upcoming posts the fruits of last year's work and collaborations! Here is a number of posts highlighting the publications I'm proud to have contributed to in 2023 🎉:
- Hello BlueSky, I am migrating here, so let me introduce myself! I am a social scientist interested in untangling the rise of authoritarianism and a shift towards less tolerant societies. My research interests lie at the intersection of political science, sociology, and political psychology.
