Germany, DeZIM (2023), Rassismus und seine Symptome. Bericht des Nationalen Diskriminierungs- und Rassismusmonitors, Berlin, 07 November 2023.

Country

Germany

Title

Germany, DeZIM (2023), Rassismus und seine Symptome. Bericht des Nationalen Diskriminierungs- und Rassismusmonitors, Berlin, 07 November 2023.

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Year

2023

Publication type

Research evidence/report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Civil Society Organisation

Institution

Germany, Deutsches Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (DeZIM)

Thematic focus

Racism & xenophobia

Groups

General population

Key findings

According to the study's findings, 13% and 14% of Muslim men and women in Germany, respectively, report to repeatedly experience racist threats or harassment. 28% of Muslim men and 15% of Muslim women report that they are approached with fear by others. The religion and country of origin are the most reported reasons for discrimination. Muslims report to experience most incidents of racism and discrimination in contact with state authorities and officials (39% of Muslim men report of frequent experiences of discrimination and racism with the police, 51% name state bodies and authorities and 36% the health/medical sector).

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

Mixed-method: quantitative (surveys of affected individuals, experiments) and qualitative (interviews, focus groups, document analysis, community-based participative research)

Sample details and representativeness

Quantitative sample: N = 21.418 interviews (response rate: 28.5%). Interviews were conducted in paper-pencil format or computer-based. Contacts were retrieved from official resident registers, with an intentional over-representation of person with a migration background from African countries, from East- and Southeast Asia, from Turkey and from primarily Muslim countries.

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