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DOES SOCIAL AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY INCREASE INTOLERANCE? PREDICTING LEVELS OF ANTI-SEMITISM ACROSS 101 COUNTRIES

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 (Unpublished)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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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Alexander, Shaynasma99@pitt.edusma99
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee CoChairBlee, Kathleenkblee@pitt.edukblee
Committee CoChairHughes, Melaniehughesm@pitt.eduhughes
Committee MemberBloom, Joshuajoshuabloom@pitt.edujoshuabloom
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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