Sökning: "ethnic threat theory"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 uppsatser innehållade orden ethnic threat theory.
1. VÄLJARSTÖD OCH HALOEFFEKTEN I PERSPEKTIV: GRUPPTRYCK OCH GEOPOLITIK En kvantitativ studie av svenska kommuner
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : This paper aims to study the applicable nature of the haloeffect-hypothesis, built from theories regarding ethnic competition and the group threat theory in modern day Sweden, as an answer to the growing support for political parties in western Europe that can by definition be considered right-wing and are preaching anti-immigration sentiments. Sweden is the optimal country for an analysis of this kind relating to the European level, due to its recent demographical shift and due to the rise of the Sweden Democrats in line with other, larger and more central western European countries displaying similar tendencies. LÄS MER
2. IMMIGRATION AND EUROSCEPTICISM – HAND IN HAND? A research on the effect of the refugee crisis on the relationship between attitudes toward immigration and public Euroscepticism.
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : The refugee crisis of 2015 proved to be a tough challenge for Europe and the EU. All EU member states were affected, although to varying degrees. This article seeks to examine the impact of the refugee crisis on the relationship between immigration attitudes and public Euroscepticism. LÄS MER
3. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ASYLUM SEEKER GROUP SIZE AND PEOPLE’S ATTITUDES TOWARDS IMMIGRATION DURING THE REFUGEE INFLUX 2014 - 2017 : A dynamic cross-national multilevel study of 28 European countries
Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionenSammanfattning : The increase in right wing populist parties in Europe combined with the sudden influx of asylum applicants has given rise to the debate regarding immigration both politically and within research. This paper sets out to examine the relation between asylum seeker group size and people’s attitudes towards immigration. LÄS MER
4. Climate Change: The threat multiplier in pastoral conflicts : A case study on the pastoral conflicts in Nigeria
Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Sammanfattning : Agricultural communities in Nigeria have faced years of conflict between pastoralists and farmers. These conflicts have caused the lost of human life as well as affected resources such as crops and cattle negatively. LÄS MER
5. Noxious Fumes of Nationalism
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : This study is an investigation into the psychosociological causes of ethnic war through the lens of contact theory. Using group identity salience, perceptions of inequality, perception of threat and negative outgroup attitudes (NOAs) including prejudice and nationalism, this study introduces a supra-theory called the negative contact spiral to explain a gap in contact theory, namely the rare but powerful negative effects of intergroup contact. LÄS MER