Australians’ divergent opinions about Islam and Muslims

Ewart, Jacqui; O’Donnell, Kate; Walding, Shannon

doi:10.1177/1440783321998428

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“…However, there have been few studies of non-Muslim Australians' attitudes towards Muslims. We will focus briefly on the European research because we know that Europeans are more concerned about the presence of Muslims than they are about the Islamic faith (Erdenir, 2010), but in Australia it is the opposite (Ewart et al, 2022). We also summarise some research from New Zealand because it is close to Australia and also has a very small proportion of Muslims in its population.…”

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“…In the aforementioned studies, researchers have not specifically separated Muslims from their faith when surveying non-Muslim Australians about their attitudes and prejudices towards Muslims. A study we undertook with a colleague (Ewart et al, 2022 ) reveals an important distinction between non-Muslim Australians' attitudes towards Muslims and Islam. Using data from a random, stratified survey, the 2017 National Social Survey of Australians, we found that non-Muslim Australians hold more favourable views of Muslims than they do of Islam.…”

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Characterising Australians who have high levels of anger towards Islam and Muslims

Walding

Ewart

2022

Journal of Sociology

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This article reveals the characteristics and demographics of non-Muslim Australians who express levels of anger towards Muslims and Islam. Using data from a 2018 national social survey of a random, stratified sample of Australians, we identify key demographic characteristics amongst those expressing above-average degrees of anger towards Muslims and the religion of Islam, separately. We identify the proportion of different typologies of people who hold anger towards Islam and Muslims. We aim to establish which combinations of demographic and personal characteristics are most strongly associated with the expression of anger so that policy and interventions targeted at reducing this emotion might be effectively directed. We draw on the literature about Muslimophobia and Islamophobia, along with key studies that have examined attitudes towards Islam and Muslims in Australia and elsewhere. Our findings are relevant to organisations and government bodies in Australia, with implications for policy and social cohesion programs.

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Characterising Australians who have high levels of anger towards Islam and Muslims

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Ewart

2022

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“…Recent racism research has also given considerable attention to Muslim Australians. A national survey showed that 20% of non-Muslim participants stated that they would rather not live in a place 'where there are Muslims' [35], while another study found unfavourable opinions about Muslims and about Islam among 12% and 27% of participants, respectively [36]. In other surveys, as many as 63% and 56% of participants were concerned about marrying someone of a Muslim faith [23,37].…”

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Racism in Australia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Background Racism has been identified as a major source of injustice and a health burden in Australia and across the world. Despite the surge in Australian quantitative research on the topic, and the increasing recognition of the prevalence and impact of racism in Australian society, the collective evidence base has yet to be comprehensively reviewed or meta-analysed. This protocol describes the first systematic review and meta-analysis of racism in Australia at the national level, focussing on quantitative studies. The current study will considerably improve our understanding of racism, including its manifestations and fluctuation over time, variation across settings and between groups, and associations with health and socio-economic outcomes. Methods The research will consist of a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Searches for relevant studies will focus on the social and health science databases CINAHL, PsycINFO, PubMed and Scopus. Two reviewers will independently screen eligible papers for inclusion and extract data from included studies. Studies will be included in the review and meta-analysis where they meet the following criteria: (1) report quantitative empirical research on self-reported racism in Australia, (2) report data on the prevalence of racism, or its association with health (e.g. mental health, physical health, health behaviours) or socio-economic outcomes (e.g. education, employment, income), and (3) report Australian data. Measures of racism will focus on study participants’ self-reports, with a separate analysis dedicated to researcher-reported measures, such as segregation and differential outcomes across racial/ethnic groups. Measures of health and socio-economic outcomes will include both self-reports and researcher-reported measures, such as physiological measurements. Existing reviews will be manually searched for additional studies. Study characteristics will be summarised, and a meta-analysis of the prevalence of racism and its associations will be conducted using random effects models and mean weighted effect sizes. Moderation and subgroup analyses will be conducted as well. All analyses will use the software CMA 3.0. Discussion This study will provide a novel and comprehensive synthesis of the quantitative evidence base on racism in Australia. It will answer questions about the fluctuation of racism over time, its variation across settings and groups, and its relationship with health and socio-economic outcomes. Findings will be discussed in relation to broader debates in this growing field of research and will be widely disseminated to inform anti-racism research, action and policy nationally. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42021265115.

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“…The longitudinal Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA) study (2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017)(2018) examined the settlement experiences of humanitarian migrants, and included measures of discrimination due, for example, to ethnicity, religion or skin colour, across settings, as well as responses to racism. Several studies around this time focused on racism against Muslims and especially on Islamophobia, including the Being Muslim in Australia (BMA) survey, and other national surveys Ewart et al, 2021;Gravelle, 2021). Likewise, the Australian Jewish Community Survey, a large-scale survey conducted with Jews in Sydney and Melbourne in 2008 and 2017 by Markus and colleagues, included a series of items on antisemitism.…”

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Identifying and filling racism data gaps in Victoria: A stocktake review

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Sharples³

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Despite Australia’s and Victoria’s stated commitment to promoting multiculturalism and equality, and to eradicating racism, our knowledge about the nature, extent and impact of different forms of racism on diverse populations is not as well-developed as it should be. Stakeholders addressing racism increasingly recognise that anti-racism initiatives must rely on robust scholarly evidence and high-quality data. Yet existing data have serious limitations. We report on a stocktake review of racism data collected nationally in Australia and with a specific focus on Victoria. We provide a comprehensive overview, summary and synthesis of quantitative data on racism, identify gaps in racism data collection, analysis and uses, and make recommendations on bridging those data gaps and informing anti-racism action and policy. Overall, the review examines data collected by 42 survey-based, quantitative studies, discussed in over 120 publications and study materials, and 13 ongoing data collection initiatives, platforms and projects. Based on the review, we identified eight gaps to racism data collection and analysis and to collection methodologies. We recommend four interconnected ways to fill racism data gaps for anti-racism researchers, organisations and policymakers: 1) Further analyse existing data to address critical questions about racism; 2) Collect and analyse additional data; 3) Enhance data availability and integration; and 4) Improve policies that relate to the collection, analysis, reporting and overall management of racism data.

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Australians’ divergent opinions about Islam and Muslims

Cited by 9 publications

References 32 publications

Characterising Australians who have high levels of anger towards Islam and Muslims

Characterising Australians who have high levels of anger towards Islam and Muslims

Racism in Australia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Identifying and filling racism data gaps in Victoria: A stocktake review

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