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The Impact of Emotional versus Instrumental Reasons for Dual Citizenship on the Perceived Loyalty and Political Tolerance of Immigrant-Origin Minorities

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  • Verkuyten, Maykel
  • Gale, Jessica
  • Yogeeswaran, Kumar
  • Adelman, Levi

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An increasing number of states permit dual citizenship, but there are public concerns about divided loyalties of dual citizens which might lead to intolerance of their political rights. We propose and test whether these concerns depend on the emotional versus instrumental reasons immigrants express for acquiring their second, host society citizenship. Using a survey experiment on a nationally representative sample of native-born Dutch, we find that emotional (vs. instrumental) reasons for a second citizenship lead to higher perceived host society loyalty, which is related to greater political tolerance of dual citizens. Instrumental reason for dual citizenship leads to higher perceived loyalty to the country of origin; however, this is not related to political tolerance of such dual citizens. Implications for theory and society are considered.

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  • Verkuyten, Maykel & Gale, Jessica & Yogeeswaran, Kumar & Adelman, Levi, 2023. "The Impact of Emotional versus Instrumental Reasons for Dual Citizenship on the Perceived Loyalty and Political Tolerance of Immigrant-Origin Minorities," Journal of Experimental Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 10(3), pages 354-366, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jexpos:v:10:y:2023:i:3:p:354-366_4
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