Lenka Dražanová
@lenkadrazanova.bsky.social
Research Fellow at @EUI | Political Scientist | public opinion, attitudes, political socialization, migration, quantitative methods | Author ‘Education and Tolerance’
www.lenkadrazanova.com
www.lenkadrazanova.com
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Migrant and Non-migrant Views on Immigration in Europe - European Journal of Population
Attitudes toward immigration are usually investigated from the non-migrant residents’ perspective. Much less is known about how perceptions of immigration policy and immigrants vary across immigration...
doi.org
📣 New article out! With @sedovicmicha.bsky.social we look at not just how the majority thinks about immigration, but also what (first and second generation) migrants' attitudes are
Full piece in European Journal of Population:
👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#migration #socialcohesion #europe
Full piece in European Journal of Population:
👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#migration #socialcohesion #europe
Yesterday was my last day as a Research Fellow at the @mpc-eui.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social. After nearly eight years, I am grateful for the brilliant colleagues, projects, and conversations that have shaped my work on attitudes towards migration, fairness, and democracy. On to new beginnings! ✨
October 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Yesterday was my last day as a Research Fellow at the @mpc-eui.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social. After nearly eight years, I am grateful for the brilliant colleagues, projects, and conversations that have shaped my work on attitudes towards migration, fairness, and democracy. On to new beginnings! ✨
Excited to be speaking at Collegio Carlo Alberto this Thursday, Sept 25! If in Turin, please join us!
I’ll talk about the origins of attitudes toward immigration — how early-life experiences, political climate, and education shape views across generations.
www.carloalberto.org/event/lenka-...
I’ll talk about the origins of attitudes toward immigration — how early-life experiences, political climate, and education shape views across generations.
www.carloalberto.org/event/lenka-...
Lenka Drazanova (European University Institute) - Collegio Carlo Alberto
The origins of attitudes towards immigration
www.carloalberto.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Excited to be speaking at Collegio Carlo Alberto this Thursday, Sept 25! If in Turin, please join us!
I’ll talk about the origins of attitudes toward immigration — how early-life experiences, political climate, and education shape views across generations.
www.carloalberto.org/event/lenka-...
I’ll talk about the origins of attitudes toward immigration — how early-life experiences, political climate, and education shape views across generations.
www.carloalberto.org/event/lenka-...
Grateful for the opportunity to present my ongoing work on public fairness perceptions on the use of biometrics and automated decision-making in border control at @hertiecfr.bsky.social this morning. I believe it is especially timely vis-à-vis the EES being rolled out next month
September 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Grateful for the opportunity to present my ongoing work on public fairness perceptions on the use of biometrics and automated decision-making in border control at @hertiecfr.bsky.social this morning. I believe it is especially timely vis-à-vis the EES being rolled out next month
Voted in the Czech elections by post for the first time. A long-awaited reform, but also one wrapped in debates over procedure, access and trust 👉 www.e15.cz/volby/koresp...
September 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Voted in the Czech elections by post for the first time. A long-awaited reform, but also one wrapped in debates over procedure, access and trust 👉 www.e15.cz/volby/koresp...
Reposted by Lenka Dražanová
My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years.
If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!
shorturl.at/kcTbG
If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!
shorturl.at/kcTbG
July 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
My department at Leuphana University offers 6 fully funded PhD scholarships (incl. research funding) for three years.
If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!
shorturl.at/kcTbG
If you are interested in studying democratic resilience (particularly party competition and elections 🤓) and you have a strong methodolgical background: Apply!
shorturl.at/kcTbG
Reposted by Lenka Dražanová
Our #Sociology department is looking for an #AssistantProfessor in the field of Social Inequality (with the possibility for a permanent contract).
www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3546...
@sociologytiu.bsky.social @tilburg-university.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social #academicjobs
www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3546...
@sociologytiu.bsky.social @tilburg-university.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social #academicjobs
Universitair Docent in de Sociologie van Sociale Ongelijkheid
Tilburg University | Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences is op zoek naar een Universitair Docent in de Sociologie van Sociale Ongelijkheid, Departement Sociologie, locatie Tilburg.
www.academictransfer.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Our #Sociology department is looking for an #AssistantProfessor in the field of Social Inequality (with the possibility for a permanent contract).
www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3546...
@sociologytiu.bsky.social @tilburg-university.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social #academicjobs
www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3546...
@sociologytiu.bsky.social @tilburg-university.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social #academicjobs
Very interesting read on academic publishing from the editor’s perspective 👇
Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:
September 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Very interesting read on academic publishing from the editor’s perspective 👇
Pleased to be quoted as an expert in a new Deutsche Welle article 👉 p.dw.com/p/4zOHD
It looks at how migration debates have shaped politics & public opinion across Europe over the past decade.
It looks at how migration debates have shaped politics & public opinion across Europe over the past decade.
"Wir schaffen das" - Deutschlands Asylpolitik und die EU – DW – 25.08.2025
Der Anstieg von Asylsuchenden in den Jahren 2015/2016 betraf die ganze EU. Wie blicken die Politik und die Menschen im Rest Europas auf die Asyl- und Migrationsdebatte der letzten zehn Jahre?
p.dw.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Pleased to be quoted as an expert in a new Deutsche Welle article 👉 p.dw.com/p/4zOHD
It looks at how migration debates have shaped politics & public opinion across Europe over the past decade.
It looks at how migration debates have shaped politics & public opinion across Europe over the past decade.
Reposted by Lenka Dražanová
📢 Does higher #education make people more pro-immigration? Not always.
New MIDEM paper by @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social dives into 20 years of ESS data — and challenges common assumptions.
Read her study: forum-midem.de/more-educate...
@stiftungmercator.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social
New MIDEM paper by @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social dives into 20 years of ESS data — and challenges common assumptions.
Read her study: forum-midem.de/more-educate...
@stiftungmercator.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social
More Educated, More Pro-Immigration? - midem
Does more education automatically lead to more open attitudes towards immigration? Education is often seen as a key to fostering inclusive attitudes toward immigration and strengthening social cohesio...
forum-midem.de
July 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
📢 Does higher #education make people more pro-immigration? Not always.
New MIDEM paper by @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social dives into 20 years of ESS data — and challenges common assumptions.
Read her study: forum-midem.de/more-educate...
@stiftungmercator.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social
New MIDEM paper by @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social dives into 20 years of ESS data — and challenges common assumptions.
Read her study: forum-midem.de/more-educate...
@stiftungmercator.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social
I am very much looking forward to give this talk next week in Dresden. Please join us either in person or online! 👇
More educated = more pro-immigration? Not so fast.
Join @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social (@eui-eu.bsky.social) on July 8 (2PM) for our MIDEM talk on how 20 years of #ESS data challenge this view. 🔗 tu-dresden.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #immigration #education @mpc-eui.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social
Join @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social (@eui-eu.bsky.social) on July 8 (2PM) for our MIDEM talk on how 20 years of #ESS data challenge this view. 🔗 tu-dresden.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #immigration #education @mpc-eui.bsky.social @tudresden.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I am very much looking forward to give this talk next week in Dresden. Please join us either in person or online! 👇
Presented at a closed roundtable hosted by OHCHR in Geneva yesterday, discussing fairness concerns around new technologies in Europe. Grateful to contribute to a timely and much needed conversation at the intersection of human rights, tech and migration governance #AFARproject @volkswagenstiftung.de
June 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Presented at a closed roundtable hosted by OHCHR in Geneva yesterday, discussing fairness concerns around new technologies in Europe. Grateful to contribute to a timely and much needed conversation at the intersection of human rights, tech and migration governance #AFARproject @volkswagenstiftung.de
📣 New article out! With @sedovicmicha.bsky.social we look at not just how the majority thinks about immigration, but also what (first and second generation) migrants' attitudes are
Full piece in European Journal of Population:
👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#migration #socialcohesion #europe
Full piece in European Journal of Population:
👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#migration #socialcohesion #europe
Migrant and Non-migrant Views on Immigration in Europe - European Journal of Population
Attitudes toward immigration are usually investigated from the non-migrant residents’ perspective. Much less is known about how perceptions of immigration policy and immigrants vary across immigration...
doi.org
June 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
📣 New article out! With @sedovicmicha.bsky.social we look at not just how the majority thinks about immigration, but also what (first and second generation) migrants' attitudes are
Full piece in European Journal of Population:
👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#migration #socialcohesion #europe
Full piece in European Journal of Population:
👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#migration #socialcohesion #europe
Reposted by Lenka Dražanová
JUST PUBLISHED 🔍 Do #migrants in Europe view immigration with solidarity or as a threat?
Immigrants tend to have more positive views than non-migrants, but first-gen immigrants grow more negative the longer they stay.
Read the full study:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Immigrants tend to have more positive views than non-migrants, but first-gen immigrants grow more negative the longer they stay.
Read the full study:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
June 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
JUST PUBLISHED 🔍 Do #migrants in Europe view immigration with solidarity or as a threat?
Immigrants tend to have more positive views than non-migrants, but first-gen immigrants grow more negative the longer they stay.
Read the full study:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Immigrants tend to have more positive views than non-migrants, but first-gen immigrants grow more negative the longer they stay.
Read the full study:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Very happy to have contributed to a chapter on public attitudes to migration in this new EC's report on migration narratives and how to effectively communicate about migration 👉 europa.eu/!KfKvQq
Navigating migration narratives
This JRC Science for Policy report provides a comprehensive understanding of migration narratives and their impact on public perception and policy. It examines dominant media narratives, divisive rhet...
europa.eu
May 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Very happy to have contributed to a chapter on public attitudes to migration in this new EC's report on migration narratives and how to effectively communicate about migration 👉 europa.eu/!KfKvQq
Reposted by Lenka Dražanová
What shapes public views on asylum fairness?
A new in 🇩🇪 & 🇮🇹 study points to moral values:
🤝Those who value care & equality focus on fair treatment of asylum seekers
🏛️Those valuing loyalty & authority prioritise protecting the perceived interests of the host country
📌 cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
A new in 🇩🇪 & 🇮🇹 study points to moral values:
🤝Those who value care & equality focus on fair treatment of asylum seekers
🏛️Those valuing loyalty & authority prioritise protecting the perceived interests of the host country
📌 cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What shapes public views on asylum fairness?
A new in 🇩🇪 & 🇮🇹 study points to moral values:
🤝Those who value care & equality focus on fair treatment of asylum seekers
🏛️Those valuing loyalty & authority prioritise protecting the perceived interests of the host country
📌 cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
A new in 🇩🇪 & 🇮🇹 study points to moral values:
🤝Those who value care & equality focus on fair treatment of asylum seekers
🏛️Those valuing loyalty & authority prioritise protecting the perceived interests of the host country
📌 cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
📣 New working paper just out with Martin Ruhs! 🆕
How do moral values shape what people see as fair in asylum decisions?
Spoiler: people’s moral values predict whether they focus more on fairness towards asylum seekers or towards the host country
🔗 hdl.handle.net/1814/78296
How do moral values shape what people see as fair in asylum decisions?
Spoiler: people’s moral values predict whether they focus more on fairness towards asylum seekers or towards the host country
🔗 hdl.handle.net/1814/78296
The moral conflict underpinning public perceptions of fairness in asylum decision-making
hdl.handle.net
April 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
📣 New working paper just out with Martin Ruhs! 🆕
How do moral values shape what people see as fair in asylum decisions?
Spoiler: people’s moral values predict whether they focus more on fairness towards asylum seekers or towards the host country
🔗 hdl.handle.net/1814/78296
How do moral values shape what people see as fair in asylum decisions?
Spoiler: people’s moral values predict whether they focus more on fairness towards asylum seekers or towards the host country
🔗 hdl.handle.net/1814/78296
Please join us either in person or online at this exciting Workshop we are co-organizing with colleagues from MIDEM @maikherold.bsky.social @olivieroangeli.bsky.social & others addressing key migration questions 👇
📢 How do migration attitudes & policies evolve? What’s driving polarisation? How is Europe responding to Ukrainian refugees?
Join us at this collaborative workshop w. MIDEM for a deep dive into these pressing migration questions.
📅 Friday 14 March 10:00-18:00
🔗 Register loom.ly/AOR5-gs
Join us at this collaborative workshop w. MIDEM for a deep dive into these pressing migration questions.
📅 Friday 14 March 10:00-18:00
🔗 Register loom.ly/AOR5-gs
February 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Please join us either in person or online at this exciting Workshop we are co-organizing with colleagues from MIDEM @maikherold.bsky.social @olivieroangeli.bsky.social & others addressing key migration questions 👇
Reposted by Lenka Dražanová
These are examples of what we call "migration communication campaigns".
In our new article (with @jamesrdennison.bsky.social and @mcarmoduarte.bsky.social), we present a database to explore how diverse campaigns shape our perceptions of migration.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In our new article (with @jamesrdennison.bsky.social and @mcarmoduarte.bsky.social), we present a database to explore how diverse campaigns shape our perceptions of migration.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 14, 2024 at 10:18 AM
These are examples of what we call "migration communication campaigns".
In our new article (with @jamesrdennison.bsky.social and @mcarmoduarte.bsky.social), we present a database to explore how diverse campaigns shape our perceptions of migration.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In our new article (with @jamesrdennison.bsky.social and @mcarmoduarte.bsky.social), we present a database to explore how diverse campaigns shape our perceptions of migration.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📢 new Working Paper with Martin Ruhs
How do Europeans think about 'fairness' in asylum decision-making? What makes 'fair' asylum policies?
Take a look at new survey data from Germany + Italy
➡️ paper: cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
➡️ blopost: euideas.eui.eu/2024/09/17/w...
How do Europeans think about 'fairness' in asylum decision-making? What makes 'fair' asylum policies?
Take a look at new survey data from Germany + Italy
➡️ paper: cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
➡️ blopost: euideas.eui.eu/2024/09/17/w...
Fair protection : public perceptions of fairness in asylum decision-making
cadmus.eui.eu
September 19, 2024 at 11:55 AM
📢 new Working Paper with Martin Ruhs
How do Europeans think about 'fairness' in asylum decision-making? What makes 'fair' asylum policies?
Take a look at new survey data from Germany + Italy
➡️ paper: cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
➡️ blopost: euideas.eui.eu/2024/09/17/w...
How do Europeans think about 'fairness' in asylum decision-making? What makes 'fair' asylum policies?
Take a look at new survey data from Germany + Italy
➡️ paper: cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/...
➡️ blopost: euideas.eui.eu/2024/09/17/w...
Our article "Which individual-level factors explain public attitudes toward immigration? a meta-analysis" in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies now has a volume and issue number! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Which individual-level factors explain public attitudes toward immigration? a meta-analysis
Public attitudes toward immigration have attracted much scholarly interest and extensive empirical research in recent years. Despite a sizeable theoretical and empirical literature, no firm conclus...
www.tandfonline.com
February 12, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Our article "Which individual-level factors explain public attitudes toward immigration? a meta-analysis" in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies now has a volume and issue number! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Looking forward to give this talk at the MPC's seminar on January 16th 11-12 CET. I will be talking about Migrant and non-migrant views on immigration in Europe based on co-authored work with @sedovicmicha.bsky.social. It is a hybrid event so everyone is welcome to attend! www.eui.eu/events?id=56...
January 11, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Looking forward to give this talk at the MPC's seminar on January 16th 11-12 CET. I will be talking about Migrant and non-migrant views on immigration in Europe based on co-authored work with @sedovicmicha.bsky.social. It is a hybrid event so everyone is welcome to attend! www.eui.eu/events?id=56...
5/ Anne-Marie Jeannet and I also looked at "Cohort differences in attitudes toward sexual orientation (and) the formative political climate as a socializing agent" 👉 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
January 9, 2024 at 10:20 AM
5/ Anne-Marie Jeannet and I also looked at "Cohort differences in attitudes toward sexual orientation (and) the formative political climate as a socializing agent" 👉 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
4/ in "Attitudes toward immigration in Europe: Cross-regional differences" in Open Research Europe
Jérôme Gonnot and I investigate how European public opinion has responded to short-term variations in regional immigration over the past decade 👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/3-66
Jérôme Gonnot and I investigate how European public opinion has responded to short-term variations in regional immigration over the past decade 👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/3-66
January 9, 2024 at 10:19 AM
4/ in "Attitudes toward immigration in Europe: Cross-regional differences" in Open Research Europe
Jérôme Gonnot and I investigate how European public opinion has responded to short-term variations in regional immigration over the past decade 👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/3-66
Jérôme Gonnot and I investigate how European public opinion has responded to short-term variations in regional immigration over the past decade 👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/3-66
3/ in "Blame it on my youth: the origins of attitudes towards immigration" in @actapolitica.bsky.social Anne-Marie Jeannet and I investigate the origins of attitudes towards immigration drawing on political socialization theory Read it here 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 9, 2024 at 10:17 AM
3/ in "Blame it on my youth: the origins of attitudes towards immigration" in @actapolitica.bsky.social Anne-Marie Jeannet and I investigate the origins of attitudes towards immigration drawing on political socialization theory Read it here 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
2/ what we do in "Which individual-level factors explain public attitudes toward immigration? a meta-analysis" with Jérôme Gonnot, @heidland.bsky.social and Finja Krüger in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies seems self-explanatory 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 9, 2024 at 10:15 AM
2/ what we do in "Which individual-level factors explain public attitudes toward immigration? a meta-analysis" with Jérôme Gonnot, @heidland.bsky.social and Finja Krüger in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies seems self-explanatory 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....