PUBLI : Martin Aranguren, Francesco Madrisotti et Eser Durmaz-Martins, « Anti-Muslim behavior in everyday interaction : evidence from a field experiment in Paris », Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2021, en ligne

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No other form of group anta­go­nism affects the fate of so many people in France as anti-Muslim racism. While nega­tive atti­tudes toward Muslims and Muslims’ expe­rience of discri­mi­na­tion are well docu­mented, studies of anti-Muslim beha­viour are rare, espe­cially in the context of everyday inter­per­sonal encoun­ters. To fill this void, we conducted a field expe­riment on plat­forms of the Paris metro (n = 270) in which a bearded confe­de­rate asked for help to randomly selected passen­gers giving addi­tional indi­rect cues of being Muslim in the expe­ri­mental condi­tion. The outcomes under inves­ti­ga­tion were the proba­bi­lity of helping the confe­de­rate and various beha­viours indi­ca­tive of inter­per­sonal warmth or invol­ve­ment. Inter­ac­tions were video­taped, the outcomes objec­ti­vely measured, and the data analysed using Gene­ra­lized Linear Models esti­mated with Baye­sian infe­rence. Passen­gers were found to offer help less often and to show lower inter­per­sonal warmth in the expe­ri­mental condi­tion. Also, when consi­dered in isola­tion the young turn out to discri­mi­nate but not the middle-aged. Given that these nega­tive effects were observed despite the use of a minimal stimulus, the results probably unde­res­ti­mate the actual level of anti-Muslim discri­mi­na­tion that Muslim men face in their everyday dealings with non Muslims.

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