The Threat of Diversity? Explaining Attitudes towards Ethnic Conflict in Romania
The Threat of Diversity? Explaining Attitudes towards Ethnic Conflict in Romania

Summary/Abstract: Abstract. A large body of literature has been devoted to the development of conflicts, their causes, and consequences for politics and society. However, much less attention has been paid to public opinion on the matter. To fill this void in the literature, this article seeks to understand why people consider the existence of several ethnic groups as a source of conflicts. It focuses on Romania – a multiethnic society with experience in interethnic conflicts – and uses individual-level data from a survey conducted in 2012. It uses statistical quantitative analysis (binary logistic regression) to test whether factors associated with group belonging, political attitudes, social confidence, the frequency of news followed in the media, and sociodemographic features shape popular attitudes.

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