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Conference: Religious Tolerance in an age of secularism
Ercomer researchers are presenting their work on a two-day online conference on religious tolerance in an age of secularism. Join us! Read more here!
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Seminar: Rezarta Bilali – Countering extremism in West Africa
Title of the talk: Harnessing the power of stories to promote peace. Evidence from a randomized controlled trial of a narrative intervention to counter violent extremism in West Africa. …
Read moreSeminar: Michal Bilewicz – Hate speech
Hate speech or the speech of contempt? The emotional and normative mechanisms in online derogatory language. Link to online seminar, see below. Abstract: The effects of hate speech…
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Seminar: Louis Volante – Immigrant Student Academic Resilience
Immigrant Student Academic Resilience: Implications for Policy and Practice Stemming from PISA Results Abstract: International achievement measures such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) have consistently reported…
Read moreNew Ercomer research on compliance with Corona rules
Nederlands bericht zie beneden Worried about coronavirus? Tell each other about it! – Social networks can promote compliance with coronavirus measures Birthdays, garden parties, drinks: most corona infections currently…
Read moreSeminar: Gina Gustavsson – National Identity and Trust
‘Does national identity boost trust? Exploring the links from national attachment, pride, and chauvinism to general, political, and inter-group trust’. Abstract: The national identity argument holds that a common…
Read moreSeminar Matthijs Rooduijn – Populist Parties as Mobilizers of Discontent
Tainted by Office? Populist Parties as Mobilizers of Discontent Populist parties are often conceived of as ‘mobilizers of discontent’. They either attract voters who are dissatisfied with the political…
Read moreSeminar: Barbara Oomen – Cities of Refuge
Cities of Refuge In the wake of 2015, local authorities have increasingly claimed and been granted a key role in the management of migration. There are ‘fearless cities’ and ‘solidarity…
Read moreSeminar: Marta Miklokowska – Immigrant attitudes among adolescents
Adolescents’ Negative Attitudes Toward Immigrants: Risk and Protective Factors. Adolescents grow up in an ethnically diverse world fueled by increases in immigration. At the same time, immigrant children are…
Read moreSeminar: Jozefien De Leersnyder – Emotional Acculturation
When people come into continuous first hand contact with another culture, their patterns of emotions change – a process we coined emotional acculturation. In this colloquium, I will describe three…
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