Echoes of Influence: The Effect of Propaganda and Political Events on the Political Socialisation of the Iranian Diaspora in the Netherlands
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2024-06-21
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This research examines the effect of encountering propaganda and witnessing political events on the political (re)socialisation of people in the Iranian diaspora in the Netherlands. The tumultuous history of Iran in combination with its oppressive regime has led Iran’s citizens to flee as a result of persecution or to move in search of a country with more rights and freedoms. In this new country of residence, the Iranian diaspora is forced to create a new social and political life. Propaganda and political events can have an effect on how this process of political socialisation takes place and if resocialisation is possible. In order to conduct this research, a qualitative case study is used to do a thematic analysis. The data used derives from the seven semi-structured interviews that were conducted with members of the Iranian diaspora. The analysis suggests that propaganda and political events do affect political socialisation. This manifests in the levels of political trust and political participation as well as in political opinions. Moreover, this thesis argues that resocialisation in a new political and cultural context possible. This thesis adds to the debate by creating a deeper understanding of political socialisation theories and by creating more in-depth data and analyses of the Iranian diaspora. Limitations of this research include the representativeness of the sample and researching a single case. Therefore, future research might focus on increasing the representativeness by adding more people with different backgrounds and looking to different contexts with the same framework.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen