Mathew Creighton
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The Perception of Names in Experimental Studies on Ethnic Origin: A Cross-National Validation in Europe Open
A growing body of research uses field and survey experiments to examine ethnic discrimination. Central to these studies is the use of people's names as a proxy for ethnic origin. However, names signal more than solely ethnic markers. Moreo…
Attitudes of the Public Toward the Criminal Justice System and Offenders Open
The attitudes of the public can have a great impact on the success of individuals in the criminal justice system, but much of the literature is lacking when it comes to representing these attitudes. We used self-report questionnaires to ex…
I Guess We are from Very Different Backgrounds: Attitudes Towards Social Justice and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in European Societies Open
This paper addresses the relationship between intergenerational educational mobility and attitudes in relation to fairness in European societies. The dimensions of fairness considered capture a broader notion of social justice by targeting…
Who is the majority group? Signaling majority group membership with name-based treatments in multilingual contexts: The case of Catalonia Open
An increasing body of work has shown how the selection of names shapes patterns of ethnic and racial discrimination in hiring observed in correspondence audit studies. A clear limitation of the existing research on name perceptions and eth…
Educational Mobility and Attitudes Towards Migration from an International Comparative Perspective Open
This work considers the role of intergenerational educational mobility in shaping attitudes towards immigration. Two substantive questions drive this work. First, does the experience of stagnant or downward educational mobility result in n…
Austerity, Short-term Economic Recovery and Public Perception of Immigration in Ireland Open
The economic crisis of 2007/2008 did not affect all members of the European Union (EU) to the same extent. In the Irish case, the economic crisis and subsequent period of austerity paralleled an erosion in public support for immigration. H…
Immigration, Identity, and Anonymity: Intentionally Masked Intolerance in Ireland Open
Newcomers to Ireland confront a context of reception shaped by large-scale historical emigration and more recent immigration defined by an increasingly diverse set of origin contexts, both within and outside the European Union (EU). How ha…
Physical Spacing and Social Interaction Before the Global Pandemic Open
Subsequent to the arrival of SARS-CoV-2 and emergence of COVID-19, policy to limit the further spread has focused on increasing distance between individuals when interacting, often termed social distancing although physical distancing is m…
Keeping Secrets from Ourselves: Understanding Self-deception Through Theory, Evidence and Application Open
Self-deception is a difficult concept to share with students. Although few students find it implausible that they are capable of keeping secrets from themselves, the social theory, application, and practical demonstration of self-deception…
Hidden versus revealed attitudes: A list experiment on support for minorities in Ireland. ESRI Report July 2020. Open
New research published today reveals the gap between what people say in public about their attitudes to minorities in Ireland, and what they say when afforded anonymity. The study challenges previous assumptions about people’s views, and h…
Understanding Society Innovation Panel Wave 9: Results from Methodological Experiments. Understanding Society Working Paper Series Open
This paper presents some preliminary findings from Wave 9 of the Innovation Panel (IP9) of Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Study. Understanding Society is a major panel survey in the UK. IP9 included experiments on the…
Understanding Society Innovation Panel Wave 9: results from methodological experiments Open
This paper presents some preliminary findings from Wave 13 of the Innovation Panel (IP13) of Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Study. Understanding Society is a major panel survey in the UK. In May 2020, the thirteenth w…
Prospects for the comparative study of international migration using quasi-longitudinal micro-data Open
We demonstrate that, despite great strides in collecting quasi-longitudinal data of international migration, data accessibility still hinders the study of migration. With regards to comparability, our article provides important lessons for…
Understanding Society Innovation Panel Wave 8: results from methodological experiments Open
This paper presents some preliminary findings from Wave 8 of the Innovation Panel (IP8) of Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Study. Understanding Society is a major panel survey in the UK. May 2015, the eighth wave of th…
Understanding Society Innovation Panel Wave 8: results from methodological Open
This paper presents some preliminary findings from Wave 8 of the Innovation Panel (IP8) of Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Study. Understanding Society is a major panel survey in the UK. May 2015, the eighth wave of th…