David Andreas Bell

About

David Andreas Bell is an associate professor at the Department for Social Work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

His research interests broadly concern immigration and the public's perception of immigration. This includes welfare chauvinism, public opinion on immigration, discrimination and social inequality. His work has mainly been quantitative with a particular focus on public opinion on immigration in both Western and Eastern Europe.

His work has been published in respected academic journals such as European Societes, Journal of European Social Policy, and Comparative Migration Studies.

He attained his ph.d in social sciences from NTNU in 2023.

Research

Welfare and migration

Publications

2025

Bell, David Andreas; Fladmoe, Audun; Valenta, Marko. (2025) Scepticism towards Islam or religiosity? An experimental approach to exploring scepticism towards Muslims in Norway. European Societies
Academic article

2024

Bell, David Andreas; Valenta, Marko. (2024) Who would never grant them equal rights? A comparative analysis of welfare chauvinism in Central and Eastern Europe. European Journal of Social Work
Academic article
Bell, David Andreas. (2024) Percezioni economiche e sciovinismo del welfare.
Popular scientific chapter/article
Strabac, Zan; Valenta, Marko; Bell, David Andreas. (2024) Public attitudes towards immigrants: A curious case of Croatia. International migration
Academic article
Bell, David Andreas; Valenta, Marko. (2024) Outside the Western bubble: Explaining anti-immigrant attitudes in 28 post-communist countries. Nations and Nationalism
Academic article

2023

Bell, David Andreas; Valenta, Marko; Strabac, Zan. (2023) Perceptions and realities: Explaining welfare chauvinism in Europe. Journal of European Social Policy
Academic article

2022

Bell, David Andreas; Valenta, Marko; Strabac, Zan. (2022) Nordic welfare chauvinism: A comparative study of welfare chauvinism in Sweden, Norway and Finland. International Social Work
Academic article
Bell, David Andreas; Strabac, Zan; Valenta, Marko. (2022) The Importance of Skin Colour in Central Eastern Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Racist Attitudes in Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. Central and Eastern European Migration Review
Academic article

2021

Bell, David Andreas; Valenta, Marko; Strabac, Zan. (2021) A comparative analysis of changes in anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim attitudes in Europe: 1990–2017. Comparative Migration Studies
Academic article

2020

Bell, David Andreas; Strabac, Zan. (2020) Exclusion of Muslims in Eastern Europe and Western Europe. A Comparative Analysis of Anti-Muslim Attitudes in France, Norway, Poland and Czech Republic. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights
Academic article

Journal publications

Bell, David Andreas; Fladmoe, Audun; Valenta, Marko. (2025) Scepticism towards Islam or religiosity? An experimental approach to exploring scepticism towards Muslims in Norway. European Societies
Academic article
Bell, David Andreas; Valenta, Marko. (2024) Who would never grant them equal rights? A comparative analysis of welfare chauvinism in Central and Eastern Europe. European Journal of Social Work
Academic article
Strabac, Zan; Valenta, Marko; Bell, David Andreas. (2024) Public attitudes towards immigrants: A curious case of Croatia. International migration
Academic article
Bell, David Andreas; Valenta, Marko. (2024) Outside the Western bubble: Explaining anti-immigrant attitudes in 28 post-communist countries. Nations and Nationalism
Academic article
Bell, David Andreas; Valenta, Marko; Strabac, Zan. (2023) Perceptions and realities: Explaining welfare chauvinism in Europe. Journal of European Social Policy
Academic article
Bell, David Andreas; Valenta, Marko; Strabac, Zan. (2022) Nordic welfare chauvinism: A comparative study of welfare chauvinism in Sweden, Norway and Finland. International Social Work
Academic article
Bell, David Andreas; Strabac, Zan; Valenta, Marko. (2022) The Importance of Skin Colour in Central Eastern Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Racist Attitudes in Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. Central and Eastern European Migration Review
Academic article
Bell, David Andreas; Valenta, Marko; Strabac, Zan. (2021) A comparative analysis of changes in anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim attitudes in Europe: 1990–2017. Comparative Migration Studies
Academic article
Bell, David Andreas; Strabac, Zan. (2020) Exclusion of Muslims in Eastern Europe and Western Europe. A Comparative Analysis of Anti-Muslim Attitudes in France, Norway, Poland and Czech Republic. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights
Academic article

Part of book/report

Bell, David Andreas. (2024) Percezioni economiche e sciovinismo del welfare.
Popular scientific chapter/article

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