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Abstract

Why do people get involved in refugee support and integration, while others campaign against it? In search of an answer to this question, the authors of this study interview committed volunteers from both sides across Germany and gain deeper insights into their work. Impartial and without any stereotypes, the book presents and compares the motives and aims of both parties. To enable a better understanding of individual perspectives, it also considers the results of the interviews within a psychological framework. It is apparent that both sides pursue different strategies in dealing with the insecurity caused by the refugee issue. Although both sides would actually like to have a fair dialogue with each other, they are too entrenched in their respective positions due to negative experiences or prejudices. This is the first of two books on this research project which offer readers an exciting insight into the thoughts and actions of those who are involved in this field.

Insults, Criminalisation, and Calls for Violence: Forms of Hate Speech and Offensive Language in German User Comments on Immigration

“…In September 2015, the German government decided to suspend the Dublin procedure for humanitarian reasons and accept several thousand refugees, mainly from Syria, who were stranded on the Balkan route between Hungary and Austria (Kumbruck, Dulle & Vogt, 2020). As a result, 2015 became the year with the highest immigration to Germany since 1992 and a historic high for asylum applications (more than 475,000; Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, 2016).…”