Determinants of political tolerance: a literature review

Hazama Yasushi

No 288, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: This paper reviews the current literature on political tolerance with particular reference to its individual- and aggregate-level determinants. Individual-level determinants such as authoritarianism, education, contact, and threat perception are found to have robust effects on tolerance. What are less known are the mediating factors that enhance or reduce these effects. In recent years, increasing attention has been directed toward the impact of contextual factors on threat and contact effects.

Keywords: Developing countries; Developed countries; Internal politics; Political thoughts; Authoritarianism; Ethnicity; Political tolerance; Education; Contact; Threat (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-01-01
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