Date of Award

1-1-2016

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Sociology

Content Description

1 online resource (xi, 246 pages) : illustrations, maps

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Steven F. Messner

Committee Members

Joanne M. Kaufman, Glenn Deane

Keywords

Cross-National, Hate Crime, Minorities, Racism, Hate crimes

Subject Categories

Criminology | Sociology

Abstract

The present study examines the effects of sub-national correlates on the changing rates of racially motivated crime across different regions and counties in seven European countries between 1996 and 2013. Using pooled cross-sectional time-series data on officially recorded racist crimes, I examine whether the regional and county levels of racially motivated crime in these countries’ subnational jurisdictions have been influenced over time by the size of the foreign-born population, increased immigration, and the economic conditions. In developing hypotheses about the effects of these factors, I draw primarily upon the theories of intergroup crime and prejudice.

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