The central role of group-based hatred as an emotional antecedent of political intolerance: Evidence from Israel

Political Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-123

  Halperin, Eran ^a   Canetti Nisim, Daphna ^b   Hirsch Hoefler, Sivan ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Emotions; Group based hatred; Perceived threat; Political intolerance; Political sophistication

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449120030     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2008.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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