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- The Muslim Question in Europe
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Temple University Press
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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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- 2. Kulturkampf
- pp. 24-64
- 3. Citizenship
- pp. 65-103
- 5. Secularism
- pp. 144-198
- 6. Terrorism
- pp. 199-240
- 7. Conclusion: Messy Politics
- pp. 241-244
- Afterword: Paris, November 13, 2015
- pp. 245-248
- References
- pp. 249-296
Additional Information
ISBN
9781439912782
Related ISBN(s)
9781439912768
MARC Record
OCLC
1103997564
Pages
298
Launched on MUSE
2019-08-02
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND