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Who.s the alien?: Xenophobia in post-apartheid South Africa
Duponchel, Marguerite - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
In May 2008, South Africa became the theatre of widespread violent attacks against undesirable .outsiders.. Over 60 were killed, hundreds wounded, and tens of thousands displaced. This analysis aims at identifying the characteristics of the victims in an
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Xenophobia, International Migration and Human Development
Crush, Jonathan; Ramachandran, Sujata - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 2009
mistreatment in host countries has been highlighted along with an emphasis on protecting their rights. However, xenophobia has not … forms of discrimination, hostility, and violence experienced by migrant communities, with the latter becoming easy … scapegoats for various social problems in host countries. This study attempts to insert xenophobia in this debate on migration …
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ANÁLISIS ESPACIAL DE LA VIOLENCIA HOMICIDAEN EL PACÍFICO COLOMBIANO
González, Carolina Valencia - Carlos - In: REVISTA DE ECONOMÍA Y ADMINISTRACIÓN (2013)
La teoría que explica la violencia homicida es nutrida. Algunas corrientes apuntan a causas objetivas, como la pobreza y las condiciones sociales, mientras otras proponen que la causan las empresas criminales. En el presente artículo se realiza un análisis espacial de la violencia utilizando...
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Racism, xenophobia, and redistribution
Lee, Woojin; Roemer, John; Straeten, Karine van der - Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts-Amherst - 2005
We report here a summary of our recent research on the effect that the race issue, in the United States, and the immigration issue in European countries, is having on the degree of redistribution and the size of the public sector that is implemented through political competition. We model...
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Xenophobia and Distribution in France: A Politico-economic Analysis
Roemer, John E.; Straeten, Karen Van der - Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University - 2004
Anti-immigrant feeling (xenophobia) among voters has been proposed as a key factor explaining why, in the 2002 French … estimate that in 2002, the effect of voter xenophobia was to reduce the voters’ choice of public-sector size between 7% and 51 … been, absent xenophobia. …
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The Impact of Immigration on Election Outcomes in Danish Municipalities
Gerdes, Christer; Wadensjö, Eskil - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
In this paper we study the effects on support for different political parties due to an increase in the immigrant share in Danish municipalities during the period 1989-2001. We find that the immigrant share has some notable effects. The anti-immigration parties are among those that win votes...
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Xenophobia and the Size of the Public Sector in France: A Politico-economic Analysis
Roemer, John; Straeten, Karine - In: Journal of Economics 86 (2005) 2, pp. 95-144
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Economic Well-being and Anti-Semitic, Xenophobic, and Racist Attitudes in Germany
Mocan, Naci; Raschke, Christian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
The fear and hatred of others who are different has economic consequences because such feelings are likely to translate into discrimination in labor, credit, housing, and other markets. The implications range from earnings inequality to intergenerational mobility. Using German data from various...
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Racism, Ethnicity and the Media in Africa: Reflections Inspired by Studies of Xenophobia in Cameroon and South Africa
Nyamnjoh, Francis - In: Africa Spectrum 45 (2010) 1, pp. 57-93
conflicting claims of bounded and flexible ideas of culture and identity. It draws on studies of xenophobia in Cameroon and South … racism and/or ethnicity. Little wonder that such an exclusionary articulation of citizenship is facing formidable challenges …
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The impact of immigration on election outcomes in Danish municipalities
Gerdes, Christer; Wadensjö, Eskil - Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies (SULCIS), … - 2010
In this paper we study the effects on support for different political parties following an increase in the immigrant share in Danish municipalities during a period marked by a substantial influx of refugees. The two anti-immigration parties in the political landscape of Denmark are among those...
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