The burden of history(?): Remembering the Holocaust and Attitudes toward Asylum Seekers in Israel

International Journal of Conflict and Violence

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Gal Ariely¹ 

[1] The Department of Politics & Government, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

关键词: collective memory;    exclusion;    Holocaust;    Israel;    asylum seekers;   

DOI  :  10.4119/ijcv-3109

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: University Of Bielefeld

【 摘 要 】

Two connected studies examine how universalist and particularist views of the Holocaust influence Israeli Jews’ attitudes toward asylum seekers. Study 1 (N = 500) investigated the degree to which universalist and particularist perceptions of the “lessons” of the Holocaust correlate with exclusionist views toward asylum seekers. It was found that a universalist perception of the “lessons” of the Holocaust was negatively related to exclusionist attitudes, and a particularist perception positively related to exclusionist attitudes—even after controlling for religiosity and political affiliation. Study 2 comprised three survey experiments (N = 298, 280, and 320, respectively) investigating whether presentation of universalist versus particularist texts about the Holocaust would impact exclusionist attitudes. It was found that exposure to a universalist text reduced negative attitudes toward asylum seekers and increased support for treating wounded Syrians in Israeli hospitals. Exposure to a particularist did not increase exclusionist attitudes.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-ND