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Public Attitudes

The past ten years have witnessed a rise in interest in public attitudes towards asylum issues amongst politicians, service providers and others, together with the introduction of strategies on refugee integration and community cohesion.

Information about attitudes comes from large scale surveys such as the British Social Attitudes Survey and the European Social Survey and other polls conducted by organisations like MORI and YouGov. In addition, qualitative research has been conducted on this issue.

The Public Opinion on Asylum and Refugee Issues briefing was prepared by Dr. Nissa Finney of the University of Liverpool. Her doctoral thesis investigated local reactions to the dispersal policy for asylum seekers. Nissa has also worked with ICAR on projects for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Media (RAM) and the CRE.