Antisemitism: National or Transnational Constellation?

Abstract

The fundamentals of contemporary antisemitism are explored in this paper through the use of quantitative data sources and techniques.We review the basic content of subject matter; main sources and methods of data analysis; antisemitism definitions and typologies; world population distributions of Jews and antisemites; the position of antisemitism within the complex of Jewish identification; actual Jewish perceptions and experiences of antisemitism; ideological matrices of antisemitism and inner-outer perceptional consistency; responses to antisemitism; and some implications for future research. Data illustrative of these challenges and dilemmas are presented from recent research mostly in the European Union but also the United States and Latin America—emphasizing cognitive, behavioral, and affective aspects.