Stereotypes of race and gender didn’t seem to stick to Kamala Harris. But another kind did. Sanne van Oosten argues that in the run-up to the US election, the Trump campaign stereotyped Harris as an extreme leftist – a policy stereotype exacerbated by her race and gender
Accusations of antisemitism are an effective strategy to discredit Muslims and their views, argues Sanne van Oosten. This 'Judeonationalism' mirrors other forms of instrumentalisation of vulnerable groups. 'Femonationalism' and 'homonationalism', for example, exploit gender equality and gay rights to marginalise cultural others, particularly Muslims
We know that voters stereotype Muslim politicians as homophobic. However, they also project their own ideas about LGBTQ+ rights onto politicians. Sanne van Oosten examines which of these voter tendencies are likely to prevail with which voters, and argues that both strength and type of opinion matter
Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), University of Oxford
Sanne's research focuses on intergroup conflict, migration attitudes, politics, public opinion and voting behaviour.
She in an expert in data analysis using (conjoint) experiments, meta-analyses, and survey data.
Sanne is completing her PhD in political science at the University of Amsterdam, where she researched minority voting and political representation.
Her current research focuses on discrimination against Muslim, Black and Roma minorities by employers, landlords, and childcare providers and the resultant impact on the well-being and identification of these minorities.
This research is part of the Horizon 2020 project EqualStrength.
Sanne's previous work has been published in journals such as Legislative Studies, Electoral Studies, Public Integrity and Acta Politica.
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