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Data for Can terrorism abroad influence migration attitudes at home? Tobias Bohmelt (24856231) Vincenzo Bove (6337727) Enzo Nussio (5537351) Terrorism -- Political aspects -- Europe Terrorism -- Social aspects -- Europe Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects Emigration and immigration -- Political aspects Space in economics National security -- Europe Migrated from ePrints This article demonstrates that public opinion on migration “at home” is systematically driven by terrorism in other countries. Although there is little substantive evidence linking refugees or migrants to most recent terror attacks in Europe, news about terrorist attacks can trigger more negative views of immigrants. However, the spatial dynamics of this process are neglected in existing research. We argue that feelings of imminent danger and a more salient perception of migration threats do not stop at national borders. The empirical results based on spatial econometrics and data on all terrorist attacks in Europe for the post-9/11 period support these claims. The effect of terrorism on migration concern is strongly present within a country, but also diffuses across states in Europe. This finding improves our understanding of public opinion on migration, spill-over effects of terrorism, and it highlights crucial lessons for scholars interested in the security implications of population movements.<br><br>Data record consists of 10 Stata data files, in .tab and .do format, and a readme file. Data analysis was performed in Stata version 15.0 and all data files are named in the accompanying readme file. This dataset underwent an independent verification process that replicated the tables and figures in the primary article. For the supplementary materials, verification was performed solely for the successful execution of code. The verification process was carried out by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2019-10-23T00:00:00Z Dataset Dataset 10.82444/warw.33802906.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_for_Can_terrorism_abroad_influence_migration_attitudes_at_home_/33802906 CC BY 4.0