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This chapter looks into xenophobia and homophobia across countries and time. The empirical analyses use data collected by the World Values Survey group (1981–2014) and Pew Research Center (2002–2013).

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    This chapter is based on Hadler (2012) and Hadler and Symons (2017).

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    States that have increased penalties in the period include Uganda, South Sudan, Burundi, Liberia, Nigeria, and Malawi (Malawi criminalized lesbian sex for the first time).

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Hadler, M. (2017). Individual Attitudes Toward Human Rights. In: The Influence of Global Ideas on Environmentalism and Human Rights. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57440-4_7

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