The Muslim Question in Europe
Temple University Press, 2016
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The book challenges the popular notion of a clash of cultures pitting Muslim and non-Muslim Europeans against one another. The study finds instead vehement conflict among three longstanding European public philosophies: liberalism, nationalism, and postmodernism. The consequential differences of outlook are demonstrated in four policy areas: 1) citizenship requirements, 2) the headscarf debate, 3) mosque-state relations and 4) counter-terrorism. The book reaches three important conclusions. First, Muslim Europeans do not represent a monolithic anti-Western bloc -- a Trojan Horse -- within Europe. They vehemently disagree among themselves but along the same basic liberal, nationalist, and postmodern contours as non-Muslim Europeans. Second, ideological discord significantly contributes to policy “messiness,” that is, to inconsistent, contradictory policies.
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The Muslim Question in Europe
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | O'Brien, Peter |
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Veröffentlichung: | Temple University Press, 2016 |
Medientyp: | E-Book |
ISBN: | 978-1-4399-1278-2 (print) |
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