Democratic Like Us? Political Orientation and the Effect of Making Democracy Salient on Anti-Israel Attitude. Issue 1 (28th October 2015)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Democratic Like Us? Political Orientation and the Effect of Making Democracy Salient on Anti-Israel Attitude. Issue 1 (28th October 2015)
- Main Title:
- Democratic Like Us? Political Orientation and the Effect of Making Democracy Salient on Anti-Israel Attitude
- Authors:
- Lelkes, Yphtach
Malka, Ariel
Sheets, Penelope - Abstract:
- Abstract: Israel is viewed unfavorably among wide segments of the public within several European democracies, despite being regarded itself as a Western democracy. Does drawing attention to Israel's democratic attributes improve views toward Israel? In two surveys with Dutch national samples, anti-Semitic affect, low anti-Arab/Muslim affect, and left-wing political orientation independently predicted anti-Israel sentiment. However, in experiments embedded within the surveys, making salient Israel's democratic attributes had opposite effects on Israel attitude across those on the right and the left – slightly decreasing anti-Israel sentiment among those with a right-wing orientation but slightly increasing anti-Israel sentiment among those with a left-wing orientation. We discuss potential explanations grounded in social psychological theory as well as implications for the strategic communication efforts of groups seeking to influence attitudes toward Israel.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of experimental political science. Volume 3:Issue 1(2016)
- Journal:
- Journal of experimental political science
- Issue:
- Volume 3:Issue 1(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 3, Issue 1 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 3
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0003-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 97
- Page End:
- 107
- Publication Date:
- 2015-10-28
- Subjects:
- Ideology, -- anti-Semitism, -- political attitudes, -- Israel, -- prejudice
Political science -- Periodicals
Political science -- Research -- Periodicals
Political science -- Methodology -- Periodicals
320.0724 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=XPS ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1017/XPS.2015.13 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2052-2630
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