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Abstract
This paper examines attitudes towards immigration in 19 European countries. Situated within a societal context of rising right-wing populist governments and the constituents that voted them into office, this study explores the degree of influence individual and country level characteristics have on attitudes towards immigration in Europe. Data from the European Social Survey 2014 was used at the first, individual level of analysis. Data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's 2011-2012 Factbook was used at the second, country level of analysis. Using multilevel modelling techniques, a hierarchical linear model with random intercept and country level covariates was produced, followed by an analysis of ranked country effects. The findings demonstrate that individual level variables are much more important when it comes to determining anti-immigration attitudes, and that Central European countries tend to display more negative attitudes, while Nordic and Western countries show more positive outlooks on immigration.