Intercultural contact, knowledge of Islam, and prejudice against muslims in Australia

Mansouri, Fethi; Vergani, Matteo

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2018.07.001

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“…Similarly, levels of prejudice (among Christians) toward Muslims increased during a communal religious holiday meal [ 57 ]. Knowledge of and contact with Muslims predicted less prejudice toward Muslims [ 58 ], and we suspect this would generalize to other religions.…”

Section: Specific Targets Of Prejudicementioning

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Dimensions of religiousness and their connection to racial, ethnic, and atheist prejudices

Rowatt

Al‐Kire

2021

Current Opinion in Psychology

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In this article we review the most recent empirical research about the psychology of religion and intergroup prejudices based on race/ethnicity or religious identification. We highlight how social identity fusion, intergroup emotions, perceived value-conflict and threat, and system-justification contribute to degrees of prejudice. We also review connections between religiosity and attitudes toward specific cultural groups (e.g., immigrants, atheists, and religious minority groups). Finally, we conclude with a few recommendations for ongoing research in this area, such as interdisciplinary and person-centered approaches.

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Section: Specific Targets Of Prejudicementioning

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Dimensions of religiousness and their connection to racial, ethnic, and atheist prejudices

Rowatt

Al‐Kire

2021

Current Opinion in Psychology

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“…The inclusion of racism in the definition by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims was also an important tactical characterisation in that it expressly confronted the assertion that anti-Muslim hate was not a form of racism. Research reports have shown the extent of this problem in countries like Australia (Akbarzadeh et al., 2009; Barkdull et al., 2011; Johns et al., 2015; Mansouri and Vergani, 2018). Too many Australians have stated that they have negative views about Muslims (Blair et al., 2017; Dunn et al., 2004), and this is not unusual within western nations (All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims, 2018; Hopkins, 2004; Isakjee, 2016; Nagel, 2016; Najib and Hopkins, 2020).…”

Section: Islamophobia In the West: The Prevalence And The Conceptmentioning

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Segmenting anti-Muslim sentiment in Australia: Insights for the diverse project of countering Islamophobia

2021

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Islamophobia is a global issue. Our nationwide survey of Australians, undertaken in 2015 and 2016, reveals the extent of this national calamity in Australia. But Islamophobia is not universal in its manifestation. Latent Class Analysis was used to develop a typology of Islamophobia in Australia. The results place Australians in four classes based on their perception of Islam: Islamophobes (13% of the population); those who are unsure about diversity and have some concerns about Muslims (24%), those with progressive attitudes about diversity but with concerns about Muslims (50%); and progressives who have no concerns about Muslims (13%). We offer a conceptual challenge to those who assert that there is a singular, legitimate approach to challenging Islamophobia. Our analysis offers a pragmatic enablement of the diverse work of those anti-racist practitioners who undertake the day-to-day work of challenging Islamophobia in our schools, workplaces, community and recreation venues.

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“…Today, all these variables can be encapsulated under the broad framework of "social conflict". Perhaps, little is known about societal benefits of diversity in the public imaginary, but most people can easily identify the problems when images of riots, social fissures and outright conflicts are shown across different media platforms (Mansouri & Vergani, 2018). This double-plugged reality and understanding drive the view of the CoE and its ICC programme.…”

Section: The Coe's Distinctive Approach To Ic: the City Framework And The Resource-based Approach To Diversity Governancementioning

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A Multi-scale Approach to Interculturalism: From Globalised Politics to Localised Policy and Practice

Zapata‐Barrero

Mansouri

2021

Int. Migration & Integration

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Interculturalism (IC) is presently discussed as a foundational basis for local public policy aimed at managing migration-related diversity within ethno-culturally plural societies, especially at the local level. Despite its increased saliency over the last decade, IC is neither theoretically new nor was it always intended for mere application in strictly city contexts of diversity. Rather, it has a global origin as a political basis for international relations and negotiations. In discussing these origins, this article has two main interrelated aims. Firstly, it provides an overview of the multi-scale approach of IC, with the purpose of disentangling analytically the different empirical bases where it can frame the diversity agenda. Secondly, it explores whether a lack of appreciation and awareness of this multi-scale orientation may affect IC’s capacity to address the challenges of diversity governance at the local level. Methodologically, the article will undertake a textual analysis of a select number of leading documents framing its practice within the broader policy literature produced by the four main institutions that have advocated the intercultural approach within a global agenda. These are the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and United Nations University, on one hand, and the European Union and the Council of Europe on the other. The main findings show us the importance of a multi-scale thinking in diversity and IC studies, to avoid contributing to greater confusion in its applications.

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Intercultural contact, knowledge of Islam, and prejudice against muslims in Australia

Cited by 48 publications

References 47 publications

Dimensions of religiousness and their connection to racial, ethnic, and atheist prejudices

Dimensions of religiousness and their connection to racial, ethnic, and atheist prejudices

Segmenting anti-Muslim sentiment in Australia: Insights for the diverse project of countering Islamophobia

A Multi-scale Approach to Interculturalism: From Globalised Politics to Localised Policy and Practice

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