Abstract
This article is a pilot study in which we analyzed interviews with 16 inhabitants of the Tel Aviv area. We show that Israeli adults’ views of refugees are shaped by the political discourse of threat and otherness. Yet the findings also suggest that individuals may resist the prevailing discourse and advocate for refugees’ inclusion within Israeli society through the welfare regime. Thus, a gap is revealed between two perspectives that reflect current conflicting perceptions of social inclusion, the immigration regime, social rights in regard to African refugees and the character of current-day Israeli society.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 356-369 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | International Social Work |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 24 Mar 2020 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2020.
Keywords
- Ethnocentrism
- refugees
- social inclusion
- social rights
- universalism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Access to Document
- Ethnocentrism, universalism & refugees Tsfati Ben-Ari Lavi accepted version
Tsfati, Maya ; Ben-Ari, Adital ; Lavi, Iris. / Ethnocentrism, universalism, and refugees’ social rights : The Israeli perspective. In: International Social Work. 2020. (C) The Authors, 2021. Reproduced by permission of SAGE Publications.