Motivating public engagement for at risk groups: The case of refugees
Published Date: 4/14/2022
Source: phys.org
COVID-19 can be more perilous for some people than others. The higher risk is caused not only by more possibilities to contract the virus, but also by negative public opinion toward those blamed unfairly for spreading sickness. This is the case for refugees, which spurred "Refugees to the Rescue? Motivating Pro-Refugee Public Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic," an article written among others by Scott Williamson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Political Science at Bocconi University, and published online by the Journal of Experimental Political Science.