Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 22/09/2026New policy paper looking at whether established explanations of immigration attitudes based on studies from the West travel well across Europe 030
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 30/07/2026New piece on Rethinking the Gen Z gender divide. Among other things, we argue that the widening gender gap among Gen Z is not necessarily about young men going right as much as young women going left odi.org/en/insights/...odi.orgRethinking the Gen Z gender divideWe explore whether and how a widening gender gap among younger generations manifests in Europe, identify the areas where Gen Z men and women may differ, and examine the factors that could be contribut... 000
Reposted by Lenka DražanováLSE European Politics @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 15/07/2026New survey evidence shows Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused a surprising shift in attitudes among those previously sceptical about the EU. ✍ @jschultecloos.bsky.social & @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...blogs.lse.ac.ukHow the threat of Russia won over EuroscepticsThere has been a surprising shift in people's attitudes toward the EU since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, especially among Eurosceptic citizens. 001
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 25/05/2026📣 New paper with @jschultecloos.bsky.social in European Union Politics. Who rallied hardest around the EU flag after Russia's 2022 invasion? Not convinced Europeans. The EU's traditional skeptics. 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 153
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Sharing our meta-analysis on predictors of immigration attitudes — now the most cited article in JEMS. We synthesised 1,185 estimates from 110 studies across 5 disciplines. Open access 👉 Which individual-level factors explain public attitudes toward immigration? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🧵 132
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Is there still an East-West divide in immigration attitudes in Europe? The figure below shows how respondents in European countries rated immigration as either good or bad for their country in 2023-2024. Figure from an upcoming book chapter. Data: European Social Survey, round 11. Two observations 👇 100
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Much of the debate assumes opposition to immigration is about skills. Our new paper finds that, in practice, origin matters far more than education in shaping short-term public reactions to immigration in Western Europe. academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...academic.oup.comAre Natives Collar-Blind? Migration Flows and Attitudes Toward ImmigrationAbstract. This article investigates how regional-level immigration of different origins and educational backgrounds predicts individual policy preferences 140
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 03/12/2025📣 My new working paper is out! I tested how people in 5 countries judge the fairness of biometric + automated border checks. If you care about migration or algorithmic governance, this one is for you 👉 cadmus.eui.eu/server/api/c... The big takeaway: people don’t find automation inherently fairercadmus.eui.eu 141
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Yesterday 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! ✨ 070
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Excited 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-...carloalberto.orgLenka Drazanova (European University Institute) - Collegio Carlo AlbertoThe origins of attitudes towards immigration 030
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Grateful 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 040
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Voted 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... 020
Reposted by Lenka DražanováSarah Engler @saengler.bsky.social · 28/07/2025My 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 3178130
Reposted by Lenka DražanováKatya Ivanova 🟥 @katyaoivanova.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Our #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 #academicjobsacademictransfer.comUniversitair Docent in de Sociologie van Sociale OngelijkheidTilburg 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. 03334
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Very interesting read on academic publishing from the editor’s perspective 👇 010
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Pleased 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.p.dw.com"Wir schaffen das" - Deutschlands Asylpolitik und die EU – DW – 25.08.2025Der 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? 030
Reposted by Lenka DražanováForum MIDEM @forum-midem.bsky.social · 07/07/2025📢 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.socialforum-midem.deMore Educated, More Pro-Immigration? - midemDoes 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... 021
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 03/07/2025I am very much looking forward to give this talk next week in Dresden. Please join us either in person or online! 👇 041
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Presented 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 020
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 02/06/2025📣 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 #europedoi.orgMigrant and Non-migrant Views on Immigration in Europe - European Journal of PopulationAttitudes 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... 1196
Reposted by Lenka DražanováMigration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · 02/06/2025JUST 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... 095
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Very 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/!KfKvQqeuropa.euNavigating migration narrativesThis 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... 010
Reposted by Lenka DražanováMigration Policy Centre @mpc-eui.bsky.social · 15/04/2025What 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/... 031
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 15/04/2025📣 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/1814/78296hdl.handle.netThe moral conflict underpinning public perceptions of fairness in asylum decision-making 142
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Please 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 👇 020
Reposted by Lenka DražanováLorenzo Piccoli @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social · 14/11/2024These 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.... 0117
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 19/09/2024📢 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...cadmus.eui.euFair protection : public perceptions of fairness in asylum decision-making 041
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 12/02/2024Our 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....tandfonline.comWhich individual-level factors explain public attitudes toward immigration? a meta-analysisPublic 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... 020
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 11/01/2024Looking 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... 000
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 09/01/20245/ 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.... 011
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 09/01/20244/ 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/3-66 021
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 09/01/20243/ 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... 022
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 09/01/20242/ 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.... 033
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 09/01/20241/ Andrew Roberts and I delved into the intricate interplay between nationalism and citizenship dynamics in "National Attachments and Good Citizenship: A Double-Edged Sword" in Political Studies 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... #NationalismStudies #CitizenshipResearch 011
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 09/01/2024📚 As a further way to introduce myself, I would like to share in the upcoming posts the fruits of last year's work and collaborations! Here is a number of posts highlighting the publications I'm proud to have contributed to in 2023 🎉: 010
Lenka Dražanová @lenkadrazanova.bsky.social · 08/01/2024Hello BlueSky, I am migrating here, so let me introduce myself! I am a social scientist interested in untangling the rise of authoritarianism and a shift towards less tolerant societies. My research interests lie at the intersection of political science, sociology, and political psychology. 0212