Research suggests millions of South Africans ‘willing’ to engage in immigrant attacks

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The problem of xenophobia may be even bigger than imagined, driven by hatred for foreigners and lumping them with the blame for socio-economic problems.

South African Social Attitudes Survey

Using this data, researchers have found that anti-immigrant hate crime is more widespread than previously thought.Have you taken part in violent action to prevent immigrants from living or working in your neighbourhood? A minority of the South African adult population reported that they had participated in this form of anti-immigrant aggression. The share of the general public who admitted engaging in violence fluctuated within a very narrow band over the period 2015-2018. This shows the willingness of survey participants to respond to this question varies by only a small margin between the two periods. It also suggests a linear relationship between behavioural intention and attitudes.

in a process of escalation that leads to xenophobic violence. Past participation in peaceful anti-immigrant activity was found to be a major determinant of this type of violence.policymakers should consider non-violent anti-immigrant activities as early warning signs of forthcoming anti-immigrant hate crime.One of the most troubling findings to have emerged concerned possible participation in anti-immigrant aggression among those who had not taken part before.

 

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