September 12, 2025

Bounded Humanitarianism: Liminality and Exclusion of Asylum Seekers and Refugees

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Pre-registered experiments highlight symbolic boundaries shaping attitudes towards asylum seekers, indicating the impact of identity factors.

The study reveals that perceptions of asylum-seeking legality directly influence attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers.
Relocating refugees with high residential segregation significantly reduces the willingness of locals to welcome them.
Perspective-taking interventions can effectively increase support for asylum seekers' rights, unlike loss-framed information.
Symbolic boundaries around identity and social worth play a crucial role in shaping public preferences for refugee policies.

Sonmez et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Pre-registered experiments highlight symbolic boundaries shaping attitudes towards asylum seekers, indicating the impact of identity factors.