Abstract
Interventions to prevent hate speech have been developed in Spain since 2014. The objective of this study is to analyze the materials developed to determine the types of actions they employ, the paradigms on which they are based, and whether they are evidence-based interventions and practices. This research analyzes 118 hate speech prevention interventions implemented in Spain between 2014 and 2023. The results show that the vast majority of interventions focus on developing competencies for the general population on issues related to hate speech in a general way. Regarding the content of the activities, most materials offer information on hate speech directed at the migrant population or based on racism and xenophobia. Very few interventions include activities that promote an active role for the recipients. We also found a lack of data for a comprehensive analysis of how the various interventions were developed in detail, as they are not publicly available, despite the fact that most of them were developed with public funding. The analysis leads us to the conclusion that the various materials are underpinned by prevention paradigms with a marked welfare-oriented approach and a traditional teaching model based on the transmission of knowledge. The vast majority of the interventions are universal in nature and do not take into account the contextual and differential factors of the populations they hope to work with.
Presenters
Rosa María Macarro-CarballarEducational Science Graduate / Researcher and educator, Global Citizenship Education, Bosco Global Fundation, Sevilla, Spain Rosario Cubero-Pérez
Associate Professor, Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain Mercedes Cubero
Associate Professor, Experimental Psychology, University of Seville, Spain
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Hate speech, Prevention, Inteervention programmes, Racism, Xenophobia
