Investigating the Effect of Political and Social Discrimination on Nationalist and Ethnocentric Political Participation (Case Study: Citizens of Different Ethnicities Residing in Ahvaz)

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1 assistant professor of political science, shahid chamran university of ahvaz

2 assistant professor shahid chamran university of ahvaz

Abstract

Discrimination on the basis of ethnicity is one of the issues that affect society and politics in different ways, and delay in its effects on political participation is also vital. Assessing the relationship between feelings of discrimination and political participation by distinguishing between types of discrimination and political participation will help to better understand the issue. Our main issue is to examine the effect of the feeling of political discrimination and social discrimination on national and ethnic political participation, and the main question is what effect do different types of discrimination have on different types of political participation? To investigate the issue, quantitative survey methods and questionnaire tools were used and researcher-made questionnaires were completed by the questioning 375 citizens of Ahvaz. The results show the feeling of political discrimination by different ethnic groups, the possibility of national political participation, and ethnic-based political participation It strengthens them. As for the feeling of political discrimination, the Arabs, Bakhtiari, and Behbahanis, respectively, feel more political discrimination. As the sense of social discrimination increases, so does national political participation, but so does the ethnocentric political activity. Different ethnic groups feel discriminated against in their daily social interactions.

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  • Receive Date: 05 May 2022
  • Revise Date: 22 July 2022
  • Accept Date: 01 August 2022

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