Immigration, diversity and trust: the competing and intersecting role of English language ability in the community

Kitty Lymperopoulou; Arkadiusz Wiśniowski; James Laurence

doi:10.1080/01419870.2021.2021263

Immigration, diversity and trust: the competing and intersecting role of English language ability in the community

Kitty Lymperopoulou, Arkadiusz Wiśniowski, James Laurence

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A growing number of studies have shown adverse effects of ethnic diversity on social cohesion routed in ethnic categorical differences, competition and racial threat. We build on previous research by examining the hypothesis that cultural (language) differentiation leads to lower intra-neighbourhood trust through feelings of anomie. Our results, based on data from the 2009–2011 UK Citizenship survey and a multilevel modelling framework, do not offer support for the proposition that diversity lowers trust through linguistic diversity and poor communication. In line with other studies, we find a negative association between ethnic diversity and trust and show that for the white group, this relationship does not depend on migrants’ levels of fluency in the majority language. In contrast, in neighbourhoods where migrants cannot speak English well, increases in ethnic diversity are associated with higher levels of neighbour trust among the non-white group.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	189-215
Number of pages	27
Journal	Ethnic and racial studies
Volume	45
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2021.2021263
Publication status	Published - 21 Jan 2022

Keywords

cohesion
ethnic diversity
immigration
language proficiency
linguistic diversity
trust

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Together and Apart: the Dynamics of Ethnic Diversity, Segregation and Social Cohesion among Young People and Adults
Laurence, J. (PI) & Shankley, W. (CoI)
4/10/19 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
Statistical Modelling
Onah, C. N. (PI), Shlomo, N. (PI), Chandola, T. (PI), Schoch, D. (PI), Cuitún Coronado, J. (PI), Aparicio-Castro, A. (PI), Thestrup, S. (PI), Olsen, W. K. (PI), Cernat, A. (PI), Shryane, N. (PI), Wisniowski, A. (PI), Smith, D. (PI), Aparicio-Castro, A. (PI), Shafie, T. (PI), Hannemann, T. (PI), Morales-Gómez, A. (PI), Mellon, J. (PI), Troncoso Ruiz, P. (PI), Taub, J. (PI), Murphy, J. (PI), Guest, E. (PI), Kim, J. (PI), Watson, J. (PI), Pashazadeh, F. (PI), Hoór, D. (PI), Jones, P. (PI) & Gosling, Z. (Support team)
1/08/19 → 30/09/22
Project: Research

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Immigration, diversity and trust: the competing and intersecting role of English language ability in the community

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