Wed., July 5, 2023: AGI Seminar “From hospitality to hostility: Impact of the Rohingya refugee influx on the sentiments of host communities” (online) [finished]

We invite researchers who are engaged in research on Asia and hold AGI Seminars. Your participation is more than welcome!

*This seminar will be online and free of charge.

*Please refer to the following for details.

Date and Time

Wednesday, July 5, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
*A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation.

Presenter

Dr. HIGUCHI Yuki, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics, Sophia University

Title

“From hospitality to hostility: Impact of the Rohingya refugee influx on the sentiments of host communities”

Abstract

We examine the impact of the 2017 Rohingya refugee influx on the sentiments of the host communities in Bangladesh, focusing on hostility towards refugees. Using an incentivized joy-of-destruction game on 1,679 individuals, we found that 57% of hosts paid to reduce the donation to support the Rohingya at a personal cost, indicating revealed hostility toward the refugee. Our regression analysis shows that hosts exposed to the influx reduced donations significantly more than those less exposed, likely due to the damage caused by the influx. However, both exposed and less-exposed hosts expressed similar negative opinions toward the refugees. This contrast indicates that the experiment effectively elicited real hostility towards the refugee outgroup rather than cosmetic expressions of hostility.

Language

English presentation and material(s)

Presenter Biography

Dr. Higuchi acquired a B.A. in Sociology from Kyoto University in 2009. He completed the Policy Analysis Program (PA) and acquired a Ph.D. in Development Economics from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in 2014. He worked at Nagoya City University as a lecturer until 2015 and as an Assistant Professor until 2018. He has been an Associate Professor of Department of Economics at Sophia University since 2020.

To Participate

Please send an e-mail to office@agi.or.jp with your name, affiliation and phone number clearly stated.
（We will send you a Zoom link for participation via e-mail by the day before the seminar.）

Deadline for Participation Request

Your e-mail must be sent to us by the morning of Tuesday, July 4

Leaflet

AGI SEMINAR ON JULY 5 [in PDF Fortmat]

TO PARTICIPATE ONLINE

You can either download the Zoom application in advance (1) or participate via a browser without downloading the Zoom application (2).
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④ When it is time to start the seminar, we will let all participants in at once.

⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation. If you would like to ask any questions, please either “raise your hand” or unmute your microphone and start talking. *You can also ask questions by sending chat messages.

(2) TO PARTICIPATE VIA A BROWSER WITHOUT DOWNLOADING THE ZOOM APPLICATION (ONLY FOR COMPUTERS)

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② Please click and open the Zoom link between 15 minutes before the start time and the actual start time on the seminar day.

③ Please click the 『ブラウザから参加』 at the bottom portion of your screen (if not displayed, please click the 『ここをクリック』). ⇒ You will be asked to wait in our “Waiting Room.”

④ When it is time to start the seminar, we will let all participants in at once.

⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation. If you would like to ask any questions, please either “raise your hand” or unmute your microphone and start talking. *You can also ask questions by sending chat messages.

【NOTE】

◇ Participants’ microphones will be turned on at the beginning. Please make sure to mute your microphone during the presentation. During a question-and-answer session scheduled at the end of the presentation, please unmute your microphone.
◇ If you would like to turn off your audio (microphone) and image (video), please click the microphone icon and video icon at the bottom left portion of your screen. The icons will be crossed by a red diagonal line.
◇ Depending on your computer or Wi-Fi signal strength, there could be a case where you will not be able to participate in the seminar or you will lose an internet connection in the middle of the seminar. However, we are unable to deal with those cases individually. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.

date：2023.06.14
Category：Seminars