What motivates people to participate in anti-refugee protest?
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2018-05-17
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en
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In the past few years, thousands of refugees have tried to get from their native land to the safe
grounds of Europe, which put extra pressure on many administrations – amongst others the
Dutch administration. To relieve the pressure in the Netherlands, several Dutch municipalities
were approached to harbour refugees. In turn, this led to much resistance from their citizens,
one of the most notable cases being Geldermalsen. The city council’s plan to accommodate
1,500 refugees was met with public resistance, and eventually resulted in violent riots. In this
thesis I have investigated what motivates individuals to participate in anti-refugee protest. The
analysis shows that an individual with an ethnic exclusionist attitude, bonding social capital, a
network positive toward anti-refugee protest participation and who is informed by his or her
network is more likely to participate in such protests. However, these characteristics may be
present, if the individual does not feel comfortable protesting, he or she is unlikely to do so. In
other words, individuals need to identify with protest as a means of collective action in order
to participate. This implies some individuals will never protest, despite what their
characteristics might predict. These outcomes should be recognized by governments and local
authorities, if wish to pacify the threat of future anti-refugee protests.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen