Journal Article

Interethnic Relations in a Changing Political Context

Verkuyten, Maykel, Katarzyna Zaremba

2005

Overview

The aim of this study was to examine evaluations of multiple groups by both ethnic majority-group (Dutch) and minority-group (Turkish-Dutch) members during a turbulent political period in the Netherlands, marked by the rapid rise and subsequent decline of a new-rightist, populist movement. The analysis of cross-sectional data from three periods (2001 to 2003) showed clear changes in these evaluations. As expected, both the Dutch and the Turkish participants showed higher ingroup identification and ingroup evaluation in 2002 than in 2001 and 2003. In addition, in 2002 the Dutch participants evaluated the Islamic outgroups (Turks and Moroccans) more negatively, whereas their evaluation of other ethnic minority groups did not differ across the three years. In contrast, Turkish participants evaluated all ethnic outgroups, including the Dutch and the Moroccans, more negatively in 2002. We conclude that it is important to study ethnic relations across time, in relation to political circumstances, from the perspective of both majority- and minority-group members, and in relation to different ethnic outgroups.

• Publisher: American Sociological Association,SAGE Publications
• Subject: Biological and medical sciences / Case Studies / Cultural Pluralism / Dutch language / Ethnic Groups / Ethnic identity / Ethnic minorities / Ethnic Relations / Ethnicity / Evaluation / Foreign Countries / Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology / Group Identity / Identification / Identifiers / Individual Differences / Ingroups / Interethnic relations / Interethnic relationships / Intergroup Relations / Islam / Language / Majority groups / Measures (Individuals) / Minority & ethnic groups / Minority Groups / Morocco / Multivariate Analysis / Muslims / Nationalism / Netherlands / Outgroups / Political Attitudes / Political change / Political factors / Political Influences / Political majority / Political parties / Politics / Populism / Prejudices / Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry / Psychology. Psychophysiology / Racial Identification / Racism / Religion / Social Change / Social identity / Social interactions. Communication. Group processes / Social psychology / Stereotypes / Turkey / Turkish language / We they distinction