Robophobia in European countries : how do cultural and economic differences influence the accuity of this fear?

This research paper explores public attitudes towards robots in European countries and investigates the influence of cultural and economic differences on employees' perceptions of automation. It aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the underlying reasons for positive or negative attitudes towards automation among European populations, with a specific focus on the example comparison between Denmark and Greece. A theoretical approach will be preferred to the empirical one in this work, due to a lack of resources, the abundance of existing literature and survey data on the topic. The available information from academic papers was divided in the three building blocks of this research paper: the cultural perspective, which covers the work of Dr. G. Hofstede, the economic perspective, which covers the main economic indicators and some theory, and the historic perspective, which goes deeper into why a country is the way it is today. By combining all of them the research question was answered in the conclusion section, since history defines culture, history and culture define the economic state, and all of them can explain public attitudes towards robots. Overall, the goal of this study is to add to the body of knowledge by presenting a thorough understanding of the relationship between cultural, economic, and historical factors and public perceptions of robots.