De identificatie met de EU bij Nederlanders met/zonder een migratieachtergrond

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate if the Dutch natives, the EU-migrants and the non-EU migrants differ in levels of EU-identification. The respondents (N = 210) aged 18-71 completed the online questionnaire that is used by the European commission to measure the European identity. Some additional questions were added from a questionnaire from Bruter (2005). The hypotheses were formulated on the basis of the social identity theory. On the basis of this theory differences where expected between the three groups. The results show that the EU-migrants identify significantly higher with the EU than the Dutch natives and the non-EU migrants. The non-EU migrants identity more with the EU than Dutch natives but there were no significant differences. Another analyze was conducted to investigated if a right/left wing political orientation influenced the relation between a migration background and the EU-identification. This is a relevant question to ask, because there is a rising support for right/left wing political parties and they held the most Euro skeptics. Evidence was found that an extreme political orientation had a positive effect on the relationship for Dutch natives and the EU-migrants and that was not expected.