(Mis)Reading Muslims and Multiculturalism

Kivisto, Peter

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“…Dit wordt dan weer sterk weerlegd door andere academici (cf. Buijs, 2009;Fadil, 2015;Fadil & Groeninck, 2016;Jeldtoft, 2011;Kivisto, 2013;Olsson, 2014). De literatuur over (de oorzaken van) jihadisme/radicalisering is evenzeer verdeeld (Borum & Fein, 2017;del Valle, 2016;Kepel, 2015;Moran, 2017;Roy, 2017).…”

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Een herbeschouwing van het West-Europese multiculturele debat in een ‘post-truth’-context

Seutin¹,

Hannes²

2019

Sociologos

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This article presents the findings of a qualitative literature review on the central questions in the Western-European “multicultural debate”, with specific regard for the Belgian region. The multicultural debate is defined as the public discussion on problems that are rightly or wrongly linked to the fact of living together in a culturally diverse context. The four key domains that are identified in this debate are the following: (im)migration, integration, discrimination/racism and the place of religion/Islam. This article attempts to offer an overview of the answers provided by the scientific literature within each of these domains. The main conclusion is that although there is undeniably a large volume of (raw) data available, especially with regard to migration and integration, the central questions in this debate are only to a very limited extent being answered with sound empirical findings. This makes it more difficult to reach a scientific consensus on these questions. Meanwhile, many have pointed out the series of political and societal shifts that have taken place in several western countries as a new “post-truth” era in which truth, facts and rationality no longer matter. As these developments have once again placed diversity and multicultural issues at the centre of public discourses and the collective imaginary, possible implications of the findings of this study in this context are discussed.

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Een herbeschouwing van het West-Europese multiculturele debat in een ‘post-truth’-context

Seutin¹,

Hannes²

2019

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Intermarriage and Integration Revisited

García

2015

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A nthropologist Edmund Leach, in his discussion of caste and class systems, stated, "In a very fundamental way, we all of us distinguish those who are of our kind from those who are not of our kind by asking ourselves the question: 'Do we intermarry with them?'" (1967, 19). Indeed, social scientists have been drawn to the investigation of intermarriage for over a century: from the classic anthropological studies of the nineteenth century (McLennan 1865; L. Morgan 1870; Tylor 1889); to the development of classical assimilation theory, first by sociologists of the Chicago School led by Robert E. Park (Park and Burgess 1921; Park 1928) and later entrenched by Milton gordon (1964); to studies from more current times, in which the subject has been analyzed from many different disciplines. This fascination with intermarriage can be attributed to the realization that the crossing of racial, ethno-cultural, religious, or class boundaries

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Participation and Sharing, or Peaceful Co-Existence? Visions of Integration among Muslims in Switzerland

Nollert

Sheikhzadegan

2016

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At least three traditions in sociological thought address the question of social inclusion. In the systems theory proposed by Luhmann, inclusion means that individuals are able to adapt and gain access to functional subsystems, such as the labor market or the welfare state. In the tradition of Simmel, social inclusion is seen as an outcome of "cross-cutting social circles". Both perspectives are addressed in Lockwood's distinction between social integration and system integration. Building on these theoretical traditions, the study proposes a typology of migrant integration in which inclusion requires a realization of both social and system integration. Against this theoretical background, the paper deals with the question of which kind of integration the Swiss Muslims strive for through civic engagement. Drawing on narrative autobiographical interviews, the study reveals two main tendencies among the studied Muslims. While some seek an opportunity to engage with people of other worldviews through civic engagement (social integration), others limit their civic engagement only to those religious communities that cultivate a strong collective Muslim identity, and reduce their contact with non-Muslims to a peaceful co-existence (system integration). The study also shows that these two attitudes are associated with two views on outgroup tolerance. While the advocates of social integration are for liberal tolerance, the supporters of system integration show tendency towards multicultural tolerance.

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(Mis)Reading Muslims and Multiculturalism

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

Een herbeschouwing van het West-Europese multiculturele debat in een ‘post-truth’-context

Een herbeschouwing van het West-Europese multiculturele debat in een ‘post-truth’-context

Intermarriage and Integration Revisited

Participation and Sharing, or Peaceful Co-Existence? Visions of Integration among Muslims in Switzerland

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