Abstract
This article tests the role played by different sources of threat perception in shaping exclusionist political attitudes of the majority toward two distinct minority groups in Israel: non-Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union and Palestinian citizens of Israel. The authors distinguish between the impact of security, economic, and symbolic threats on exclusionist political attitudes. A structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis indicated that regardless of the different levels of each threat posed by a minority group, a perceived security threat is a key predictor of exclusionist political attitudes toward different minority groups.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 90-103 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Political Research Quarterly |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2008 |
Keywords
- Ethnic relations
- Exclusionist political attitudes
- Israel
- Minorities
- Threat perceptions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science