(How) Do Information Campaigns Influence Migration Decisions?

IF 3.2 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE Journal of Experimental Political Science Pub Date : 2023-10-19 DOI:10.1017/xps.2023.36

Sandra Morgenstern

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Abstract

Abstract One European policy response to the so-called migration crisis is an accelerated implementation of information campaigns in potential origin countries. Whether and how these campaigns can influence decisions about irregular migration, however, remains under explored. I argue that information campaigns reduce intentions to migrate irregularly and expect the effects to be more substantial when anxiety-inducing messages are used. Based on a field experimental randomized control trial study (N = 1,500) of an actual European information campaign in Nigeria, I provide supportive evidence for this expectation: the information campaign reduced respondents’ intentions to migrate irregularly with a more decisive effect when using an anxiety-triggering campaign message.

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信息运动如何影响移民决策?

欧洲对所谓移民危机的一项政策反应是在潜在的原籍国加速实施信息运动。然而，这些运动是否以及如何影响有关非正常移徙的决定仍有待探讨。我认为，信息运动减少了不定期迁移的意图，并期望当使用引起焦虑的信息时，效果会更显著。基于一项实地实验随机对照试验研究(N = 1500)，在尼日利亚进行了一次实际的欧洲信息宣传活动，我为这一预期提供了支持性证据:当使用引发焦虑的宣传信息时，信息宣传活动减少了受访者不定期迁移的意图，并产生了更具决定性的效果。

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Journal of Experimental Political Science Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

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5.10

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8.30%

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