Discrimination and Group Identities

Informations projet

DISGRID

N° de convention de subvention: 101024200

DOI

10.3030/101024200

Projet clôturé le 31 Août 2023

Date de signature de la CE 24 Mars 2021

Date de début 1 Juin 2021

Date de fin 29 Novembre 2023

Financé au titre de

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coût total

€ 175 572,48

Contribution de l’UE

€ 175 572,48

Coordonné par

UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT
Netherlands

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - DISGRID (Discrimination and Group Identities)

Période du rapport: 2021-06-01 au 2023-05-31

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

Opportunities in life in Europe de facto hinge on group memberships that de jure should not matter for individual outcomes – prompting EC president Ursula von der Leyen to press for renewed efforts to answer the question: “Why do racism and discrimination endure in our societies?”

Located at the Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics at Maastricht University and in collaboration with the University of Applied Police Sciences Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, this project contributes to answering two research questions:

i) Which types of group identities more vs. less likely induce discriminatory behavior? and

ii) Which types of persons are more vs. less likely to adopt such group identities?

Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent

In WP1 a comprehensive meta-analysis of economic experiments studying discrimination is conducted. It focuses on the strengths of different types of group identities and on individual heterogeneity in their adoption. Doing so, this meta-study provides key empirical insights at an unprecedented level of detail into the mechanics of discriminatory group identities and their interaction with individual levels of readiness to adopt them - a trait labeled 'groupiness'.

In WP2 an experimental study was conducted to dissect ‘groupiness’ by investigating a) if long-term exposure to environments of stronger vs. weaker group identities has an impact on individual levels of ‘groupiness’ and b) whether individuals who have a higher readiness to follow rules in general are also more likely to show ‘groupy’ behavior.

Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)

The insights gained in WPs 1 and 2 inform substantially improved theoretical models of group identity based discriminatory behavior and will be also instrumental for practitioners aiming at changing group identities for the better. In particular, the results obtained can be exploited directly for informing and potentially improving the professional training of young women and men striving to become law enforcement officers.

Two police officers walking through fog and talking (image provided by SHPOKS via pixabay.com)