Council of Europe in Albania, Beyond Definitions a call for action against hate speech, A comprehensive study (November 2021)
Country
Albania
Title
Council of Europe in Albania, Beyond Definitions a call for action against hate speech, A comprehensive study (November 2021)
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Year
2021
Type of publication
Report
Geographical coverage
National
Area/location of interest
Not applicable - national level
Type of Institution
Council of Europe body
Institution
Albania, Council of Europe in Albania, Tirana
Main Thematic Focus
Hate speech
Target Population
General population
Key findings
The data instrument included a question on religion and result showed that 53% identified as Islamic, 14% as Bektashi, 10% as Catholic, and 9% as Orthodox. About 10% had no religious orientation. Around 60% knew what hate speech meant, while 30% knew offensive/discriminatory speech. 6% didn't know either term (56% female, 44% male). 40% associated hate speech with offense, 20% with hatred, and 10% with religious-based discrimination. Respondents were asked about the most common motivation for hate speech. Over half believed poverty/homelessness triggered it. Around 32% cited religion as a motive, and 13% mentioned xenophobia. Among Muslims, 31% saw religion as a main motive. 14% personally experienced hate speech (209 respondents), 108 of whom were Muslims.
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
The survey included a sample size of 1.500 respondents among all regions of Albania representative at the national level. The interviews were carried out through two methodologies CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing) methodology, and CAWI (Computer assisted Web Interviewing), between 14 January to 1 February 2020. More specifically, about 68 % of the interviews were carried out by telephone and 32 % by web interviewing. The average length of the interview was about 15 minutes. A detailed description of this methodology is provided in the Annex of the report. The survey included a boost of about 300 respondents from the LGBTI and Roma/Egyptian community, in order to provide insight about hate speech specifically for this target groups.
Sample details and representativeness
The target population of the study included the age group 18-64 years old, which is considered to be the
eligible population for this survey. The distribution of the sample was based on the official data of the
population estimates for the eligible target group of the population. Based on these official data, was
projected the number of interviews per each region, and for each region, the urbanity distribution was
respected.
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