The purpose of this thesis is to answer the question, why is there a variation in anti-Muslim sentiments across Western Europe? There is existing literature on individual and country-level variable s to explain why prejudice exists, but this research examines the impact of political institutions on anti-Muslim sentiments. Based on new institutionalism theory, electoral systems can shape public attitudes by providing far-right parties a platform to put their concerns on the agenda, and these parties promote anti-Muslim popular sentiments. The results of this analysis support this argument in that the larger the average district magnitude in a country, the greater the anti-Muslim sentiments. The findings also show that an increase in far-right party vote-share also covaries with an increase in anti-Muslim sentiments.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc103386 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Saleemi, Asmara |
| Contributors | Ishiyama, John, Maeda, Ko, Martinez-Ebers, Valerie |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Saleemi, Asmara, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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