Bloom, Ben-Nun Pazit, Arikan, Gizem and Courtemanche, Marie (2015) Praying for both teams: how religion both facilitates anddampens anti-immigration sentiment. USApp– American Politics and Policy Blog (05 Aug 2015). Website.
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Abstract
The majority of the populations of many countries, the US included, identify with some kind of religion. At the same time, anti-immigrant sentiments are on the rise in many countries. Does religion foster intolerance towards migrants or encourage greater acceptance of them? In new research which uses experiments conducted with a variety of religious groups, Pazit Ben-Nun Bloom, Gizem Arikan , and Marie Courtemanche find that when religious group identities are emphasized people become less tolerant of migrants, but when themes of religious compassion are brought to mind, they are more likely to be sympathetic. They caution, however, that such attempts at invoking compassion may be unlikely to convince the more conservative among the devout.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 The Authors, USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog, The London School of Economics and Political Science. |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Sep 2015 10:40 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 19:48 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/63600 |
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