Alexander, Shayna
(2018)
DOES SOCIAL AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY INCREASE INTOLERANCE?
PREDICTING LEVELS OF ANTI-SEMITISM ACROSS 101 COUNTRIES.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
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Abstract
Anti-Semitism, hostility towards or the maltreatment of Jews, is one of the oldest forms of intolerance. Scholars from a variety of traditions have examined anti-Semitism and its drivers. This project interrogates the drivers of anti-Semitism in a new way. It looks at how anti-Semitism is related to an under-examined variable, country stability. I hypothesize that feelings of instability will drive individuals and groups towards espousing anti-Semitic attitudes. Particular attention is paid to political instability as manifested in immigration levels, regime duration, conflict and terrorism. Three hypotheses are tested through the use of OLS regression and a dataset that brings together 2014 cross-national data on anti-Semitic attitudes with country-level variables that act as indirect indicators of political instability. Major findings include statistically significant impacts of (1) a country’s presence in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region (2) a regime’s duration and (3) terrorism outside of the MENA region on levels of anti-Semitic attitudes. This research has implications for understanding the ongoing study of the drivers of anti-Semitism, particularly country-level drivers.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
13 June 2018 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
11 January 2018 |
| Approval Date: |
13 June 2018 |
| Submission Date: |
9 April 2018 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
66 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Sociology |
| Degree: |
MA - Master of Arts |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
anti-Semitism, hate, country-level instability |
| Date Deposited: |
13 Jun 2018 16:58 |
| Last Modified: |
13 Jun 2018 16:58 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/34504 |
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