Islam and Muslims in Denmark

Jacobsen, Brian Arly

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-02594-6_9

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“…A number of parents use a rhetorical strategy in which differences between Muslims and Majority Danes are thoroughly downplayed, thus actively countering the political discourse in which the notion of “Danishness” is constructed through the delimitation of Muslims (Jacobsen, 2015). These parents spontaneously say things like: Mother: we are actually not that different from the way in which things are done here in Denmark, there are some things that are important to me, for instance that the family sticks together, the way I do with my siblings … a very important aspect is that the family sticks together.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the excerpt it can be seen how the father uses an identity distinction between the ''Danes'' and himself as a Muslim, which mirrors the rhetoric within the Danish political debate (Jacobsen, 2015). Furthermore, it is interesting to note how he states that he wants his children to do well, not because it brings him satisfaction in itself, but because it would be away of proving his own worth to ''the Danes.…”

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confidence: 91%

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confidence: 99%

“…Fear, mutual paranoia, and suspicion are characteristics of the public discourse within the Danish context, whether it takes place between politicians or laymen using social media. Furthermore, it may be argued that the articulation of Islam in Danish political debates is constructing a culturalistic relational antagonism in which the Danish collective identity ''us'' is constructed through the delimitation of the Muslim ''them'' (Jacobsen, 2015). This development may be seen as a larger rhetorical change within the European political discourse, in which Islam has become a major political issue associated with questions of security and terrorism.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the wake of the increased incidence of Islamist extremist terrorist attacks in Europe and in the US, an increased public awareness of the impact of Islam on child-rearing practices has arisen. Within the public debate and the mass media, Muslims are often being portrayed very negatively (Jacobsen, 2013, 2015; Jacobsen, Jensen, Vitus, & Weibel, 2012; Schmidt, 2004). Is Islam as a religion the reason for the increased terror threat?…”

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The impact of Islam and the public and political portrayals of Islam on child-rearing practices—Discursive analyses of parental accounts among Muslims living in Denmark

Dalgaard

2016

Culture & Psychology

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With the rise of Islamist terrorist attacks in the US and Europe the impact of Islam on child-rearing practices has become a matter of public attention and debate. Within the political discourse in the Western world and in the mass media, Muslims are often being portrayed negatively. Research has documented how Muslims living in the West are adversely affected by the negative portrayals of Islam associated with the War on Terror. The aim of the present study was to explore the impact of Islam on child-rearing practices and parental identity formation among self-identified Muslims in Denmark. Using a discursive approach to analyzing interviews with parents in 29 Middle Eastern refugee families, six rhetorical strategies were identified: (1) minimizing differences, (2) highlighting compatibility, (3) emphasizing positive aspects of Islam, (4) countering common prejudice, (5) actively distancing oneself from terrorists/extremists, and (6) separating Islam as a religion from cultural traditions. It is argued that the global as well as national political discourse post 9/11 is reflected in all of the six rhetorical strategies. Whether parents position themselves as having a high or low bicultural identity or a Muslim parental identity, their positioning involves drawing on the discursive resources from the mass media, the global and national political and public discourse. Furthermore, it is argued that all rhetorical strategies can be seen as attempts to counter the hurt associated with the negative portrayal of Islam.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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What Does It Mean to be Danish? The Integration of Muslims in Denmark in a Historical Perspective

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Who Should Get Vaccinated First? Limits of Solidarity during the First Week of the Danish Vaccination Programme

Schaeffer

Larsen

2022

European Sociological Review

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in several acute shortages of healthcare provision and thereby posed a challenge to solidarity among citizens of welfare states. One example was the limited number of vaccine batches at the outset of European COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. This resulted in a rare constellation in which citizens faced both a unifying collective threat but also a scarcity of healthcare resources that necessitated the prioritization of certain groups for an early vaccination. On that premise, we conducted a survey experiment during the first week of the Danish vaccination programme. Our results demonstrate that citizens judged who deserves early access to preventive healthcare along established lines of welfare chauvinism. Fictitious diabetes patients with a Muslim name and those who recently immigrated were regarded as less deserving of an early vaccination. That said, concerns over responsibility for one’s hardship and anti-social free-rider behaviour drive citizens considerations, too. Contra our hypotheses, we find only weak evidence that immigrants or Muslims are penalized more harshly for an irresponsible lifestyle or free-rider behaviour. Compared with previous research, we study a unique moment in history and are the first to disentangle minority status from stereotypes about their anti-social free-riding behaviour and irresponsibly unhealthy lifestyles.

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Islam and Muslims in Denmark

Cited by 4 publications

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The impact of Islam and the public and political portrayals of Islam on child-rearing practices—Discursive analyses of parental accounts among Muslims living in Denmark

The impact of Islam and the public and political portrayals of Islam on child-rearing practices—Discursive analyses of parental accounts among Muslims living in Denmark

What Does It Mean to be Danish? The Integration of Muslims in Denmark in a Historical Perspective

Who Should Get Vaccinated First? Limits of Solidarity during the First Week of the Danish Vaccination Programme

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