Anti-Muslim prejudice in Europe: A multilevel analysis of survey data from 30 countries

Strabac, Zan; Listhaug, Ola

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“…Indeed, recent European studies have presented mixed evidence for propositions of static group conflict theory. Some studies confirm that the size of the foreign population (Quillian, 1995;Scheepers et al, 2002;Semyonov et al, 2008;Schneider, 2008) or GDP-based income statistics (Quillian, 1995, Schneider, 2008 have an impact on outgroup attitudes, while others were not able to replicate these findings (Sides and Citrin, 2007;Strabac and Listhaug, 2008). These contradictions might be due to differences in concrete operationalizations of the variables, but also to problems with the cross-cultural comparability of the measurements.…”

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“…Various comparative studies have made use of multilevel models for studying the effect of contextual variables such as minority group size and economic conditions (Kunovich, 2004;Quillian, 1995;Quillian, 1996;Scheepers et al, 2002;Semyonov et al, 2006;Semyonov et al, 2008;Strabac and Listhaug, 2008). We are of the opinion, however, that for our specific research questions, multilevel modeling is not the most appropriate statistical tool.…”

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“…Conform our theoretical framework, we will explore whether changes in out-group attitudes are driven by changes in economic conditions and minority group size. : Quillian, 1995;Schneider, 2008;Semyonov et al, 2008;Sides and Citrin, 2007;Strabac and Listhaug, 2008). In this logic, the real GDP growth can be seen as an indicator for changes in overall economic conditions.…”

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“…Several other studies confirmed these findings that minority group size (Coenders et al, 2004;Lahav, 2004;Scheepers et al, 2002;Schneider, 2008;Semyonov et al, 2004 ;Semyonov et al, 2008) or economic conditions (Semyonov et al, 2008;Schneider, 2008) affect outgroup attitudes. Nevertheless, support for group conflict theory is not unambiguous, as there also exists conflicting evidence that cannot be ignored (see, for example : Semyonov et al, 2004;Sides and Citrin, 2007 ;Strabac and Listhaug, 2008).…”

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Changing attitudes toward immigration in Europe, 2002–2007: A dynamic group conflict theory approach

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Anti-immigration attitudes and its origins have been investigated quite extensively. Research that focuses on the evolution of attitudes toward immigration, however, is far more scarce. In this paper, we use data from the first three rounds of the European Social Survey (ESS) to study the trend of anti-immigration attitudes between 2002 and 2007 in 17 European countries. In the first part of the paper, we discuss the critical legitimacy for comparing latent variable means over countries and time. A multiple-group multiple-indicator structural equation modeling (MGSEM) approach is used to test the cross-country and cross-time equivalence of the variables under study. In a second step, we try to offer an explanation for the observed trends using a dynamic version of group conflict theory. The country-specific evolutions in attitudes toward immigration are shown to coincide with national context factors, such as immigration flows and changes in unemployment rates.

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“…There are a few case studies looking at anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim attitudes in selected countries (Billiet and De Witte 2008;Ford 2008;Cutts, Ford, and Goodwin 2011;Frølund Thomsen 2012;Hodson, Sekulic, and Massey 1994) and a few large-scale cross-national comparisons (Coenders and Scheepers 2003;Eisinga, Billiet, and Felling 1999;Doebler 2013;Scheepers, Gijsberts, and Hello 2002;Schneider 2007;Strabac and Listhaug 2008).…”

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Love Thy Neighbor? Relationships between Religion and Racial Intolerance in Europe

Doebler

2015

Politics and Religion

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Abstract:This article examines relationships between religion and racial intolerance across 47 countries by applying multi-level modeling to European survey data and is the first in-depth analysis of moderation of these relationships by European national contexts. The analysis distinguishes a believing, belonging, and practice-dimension of religiosity. The results yield little evidence of a link between denominational belonging, religious practice, and racial intolerance. The religiosity dimension that matters most for racial intolerance in Europe is believing: believers in a traditional God and believers in a Spirit/Life Force are decidedly less likely, and fundamentalists are more likely than non-believers to be racially intolerant. National contexts also matter greatly: individuals living in Europe's most religious countries, countries with legacies of ethnic-religious conflict and countries with low GDP are significantly more likely to be racially intolerant than those living in wealthier, secular and politically stable countries. This is especially the case for the religiously devout.2

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Between Solidarity and Exclusion

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2019

Religion and European Society

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Anti-Muslim prejudice in Europe: A multilevel analysis of survey data from 30 countries

Cited by 550 publications

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Changing attitudes toward immigration in Europe, 2002–2007: A dynamic group conflict theory approach

Changing attitudes toward immigration in Europe, 2002–2007: A dynamic group conflict theory approach

Love Thy Neighbor? Relationships between Religion and Racial Intolerance in Europe

Between Solidarity and Exclusion

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