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Jihadi attacks, the media and anti-Muslim hate crime


Do international jihadi terror attacks lead to an increase in local anti-Muslim hate crimes? Analysing data from the Greater Manchester Police, Ria Ivandic, Tom Kirchmaier and Stephen Machin find that the Muslim population faces a media-magnified likelihood of victimisation in the days following such attacks.


Ria Ivandic, Tom Kirchmaier and Stephen Machin

1 July 2019     Paper Number CEPCP559

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This CentrePiece article is published under the centre's Community Wellbeing programme.