Entwicklung von Einstellungen zu Antisemitismus und Demokratie bei TeilnehmerInnen von Werte- und Orientierungskursen des ÖIF. Eine qualitative Analyse

Project Lead: Erich Griessler
Team: Kira Abstiens, Matthias Allinger, Anna Gerhardus
Duration: August 2021 – February 2023
Funding: Austrian Integration Fund


In 2022, the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) has integrated the "Anti-Semitism Awareness Module" in the Values and Orientation Course (WOK24) course. The aim of the study was to investigate the extent to which this module is able to (1) impart knowledge about anti-Semitism and Judaism and Judaism and (2) to make participants reflect on and open up to participants to reflect on and open up to anti-Semitism. In addition, it should be ascertained, (3) which anti-Semitic prejudices are addressed by the participants in the courses and (4) how the participants perceive the module. To answer these questions recently published, relevant literature on the following topics was analyzed: Anti-Semitism in Austria, in the Muslim-Arab region, among refugees and migrants, and educational work against anti-Semitism. Qualitative methods of empirical social research were then used to answer the research questions. These included interviews and workshops with experts in the fields of migration work and research, anti-Semitism and education work education, participant observation of WOK24 and group interviews with participants.

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