Pandemic and Attitudes towards Immigrants: Evidence from South Korea during the COVID-19 Crisis

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Millennial Asia Pub Date : 2022-12-28 DOI:10.1177/09763996221139922

S. Kim

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Abstract

This article investigates the changes in South Koreans’ acceptance towards multiculturalism and acceptance towards North Korean defectors during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea and potential factors affecting the changes. Individual-level survey data conducted in 2018–2020 were used to compare pre- and post-COVID-19 period. The results demonstrate that the regions with severe local outbreaks during the early COVID-19 pandemic experienced increased hostile attitudes towards multiculturalism and increased discriminatory preference. On the other hand, the pandemic did not affect attitudes towards North Korean defectors. The change may be associated with fear of infection as interaction effects between vulnerability and affected regions after the pandemic were statistically significant. This finding suggests that efforts to disassociate infectious diseases and foreign migrants can mitigate increased hostility towards multiculturalism and foreigners.

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流行病与对移民的态度：新冠肺炎危机期间韩国的证据

本文调查了新冠肺炎疫情在韩国最初几个月期间，韩国人对多元文化的接受和对脱北者的接受的变化，以及影响这些变化的潜在因素。2018-2020年进行的个人调查数据用于比较COVID-19前和后时期。结果表明，在新冠肺炎大流行早期，局部疫情严重的地区对多元文化的敌对态度增加，歧视性偏好增加。另一方面，新冠疫情并没有影响人们对脱北者的态度。这种变化可能与对感染的恐惧有关，因为在大流行后，脆弱性和受影响地区之间的相互作用具有统计学意义。这一发现表明，努力将传染病与外国移民脱钩，可以缓解对多元文化和外国人日益增长的敌意。

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Millennial Asia AREA STUDIES-

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4.50

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12.50%

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期刊介绍： Millennial Asia: An International Journal of Asian Studies is a multidisciplinary, refereed biannual journal of the Association of Asia Scholars (AAS)–an association of the alumni of the Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF). It aims to encourage multifaceted, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research on Asia, in order to understand its fast changing context as a growth pole of global economy. By providing a forum for Asian scholars situated globally, it promotes dialogue between the global academic community, civil society and policy makers on Asian issues. The journal examines Asia on a regional and comparative basis, emphasizing patterns and tendencies that go beyond national borders and are globally relevant. Modern and contemporary Asia has witnessed dynamic transformations in cultures, societies, economies and political institutions, among others. It confronts issues of collective identity formation, ecological crisis, rapid economic change and resurgence of religion and communal identifies while embracing globalization. An analysis of past experiences can help produce a deeper understanding of contemporary change. In particular, the journal is interested in locating contemporary changes within a historical perspective, through the use of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches. This way, it hopes to promote comparative studies involving Asia’s various regions. The journal brings out both thematic and general issues and the thrust areas are: Asian integration, Asian economies, sociology, culture, politics, governance, security, development issues, arts and literature and any other such issue as the editorial board may deem fit. The core fields include development encompassing agriculture, industry, regional trade, social sectors like health and education and development policy across the region and in specific countries in a comparative perspective.

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