Activated History: The Case of the Turkish Sieges of Vienna
研究发现，被政治竞选激活的集体历史记忆会引发仇外情绪和激进行为。奥地利曾被土耳其军队袭击的村庄在极右翼民粹主义竞选后，反穆斯林情绪和极右翼投票激增，土耳其社区人口减少。
We show that history stored in collective memories and activated by political campaigns can create xenophobia and radicalization. Turkish troops besieged Vienna in 1529 and 1683 and pillaged individual Austrian villages, killing and kidnapping in the process. Attacked places remember those events well but never expressed aversion to Muslims until far-right populists started to campaign against Turks and Muslims in the mid-2000s. We find anti-Muslim sentiments and far-right voting surge in previously attacked places after the populist campaigns were launched, and Turkish communities decrease in response. Historical narratives in political campaigns can mobilize both beliefs and actions.