Topic of the thesis: Religious context of prejudice: Assessing the impact of religious context on prejudice towards ethnic and religious minorities across European countries.

Abstract: With the increasing number of religiously and ethnically diverse migrants migrating to (majorly Christian) Europe it is highly relevant to acknowledge this diversification and its influence on inter-group relations. This study assesses and explains the role that religion and religiosity play in the formation of prejudice and exclusion towards such minorities, but also the possible differences in the way these mechanisms operate between different groups and contexts. Thus, study fills in the gaps in research on prejudice and discrimination by using the comprehensive and comparative approach in order to disentangle the specific individual or contextual characteristics that affect prejudice towards religious and ethnic minorities; identify the wider contexts that present fertile environment for creating and maintaining prejudice and the role that religion plays in creating such an environment, and to identify the hierarchy of these groups based on the national-level prejudice expressed towards them.

Research interests: Social inequalities – Social exclusion – Prejudice formation - Migrations - Inter-group relations.

Graduated from: University of University of Zagreb (BA) – Radboud University Nijmegen (MA).

Degrees obtained: BA in Sociology – MA in Social and Cultural Science (Research).

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