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Why the West Fears Islam

An Exploration of Muslims in Liberal Democracies

By: J. Cesari

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Why the West Fears Islam

An Exploration of Muslims in Liberal Democracies

By: J. Cesari

Jocelyne Cesari examines the idea that Islam might threaten the core values of the West through testimonies from Muslims in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the US. Her book is an unprecedented exploration of Muslim religious and political life based on several years of field work in Europe and in the United States.

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1137121203

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We God's People

Christianity, Islam and Hinduism in the World of Nations

By: Jocelyne Cesari

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We God's People

Christianity, Islam and Hinduism in the World of Nations

By: Jocelyne Cesari

Cesari argues that both religious and national communities are defined by the three Bs: belief, behaviour and belonging. By focusing on the ways in which these three Bs intersect, overlap or clash, she identifies the patterns of the politicization of religion, and vice versa, in any given context. Her approach has four advantages: firstly, it combines an exploration of institutional and ideational changes across time, which are usually separated by disciplinary boundaries. Secondly, it illustrates the heuristic value of combining qualitative and quantitative methods by statistically testing the validity of the patterns identified in the qualitative historical phase of the research. Thirdly, it avoids reducing religion to beliefs by investigating the significance of the institution-ideas connections, and fourthly, it broadens the political approach beyond state-religion relations to take into account actions and ideas conveyed in other arenas such as education, welfare, and culture.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108604080

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When Islam and Democracy Meet: Muslims in Europe and in the United States

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When Islam and Democracy Meet: Muslims in Europe and in the United States

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Exploring the woefully neglected reality of Islam as a major cultural and relgious facet of American and European politics and societies, Cesari examines how Muslims in the West are challenging the notion of an inevitable clash or confrontation. With nearly twelve million Muslims living in the larger countries of Western Europe and almost six million in America, the challenges of integrating newcomers within different countries, and the place of Islam in democratic and secular context in the post 9/11 context, have become more pertinent. Comparing the interaction of Muslims with their new countries, this book addresses the implications of increased Islamic visability, violent clashes, beneficial cooperation, and questions within the Muslim community about their role and the role of Islam in democratic states. Pursuing a holistic approach to Muslims as a new minority within western democracy, Cesari provides important insights.

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1403978565

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The Awakening of Muslim Democracy

Religion, Modernity, and the State

By: Jocelyne Cesari

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The Awakening of Muslim Democracy

Religion, Modernity, and the State

By: Jocelyne Cesari

Why and how did Islam become such a political force in so many Muslim-majority countries? In this book, Jocelyne Cesari investigates the relationship between modernization, politics, and Islam in Muslim-majority countries such as Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Turkey - countries that were founded by secular rulers and have since undergone secularized politics. Cesari argues that nation-building processes in these states have not created liberal democracies in the Western mold, but have instead spurred the politicization of Islam by turning it into a modern national ideology. Looking closely at examples of Islamic dominance in political modernization, this study provides a unique overview of the historical and political developments from the end of World War II to the Arab Spring that have made Islam the dominant force in the construction of the modern states, and discusses Islam's impact on emerging democracies in the contemporary Middle East.

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1107513294

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Muslims in the West after 9/11

Religion, Politics and Law

By: Jocelyne Cesari

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Muslims in the West after 9/11

Religion, Politics and Law

By: Jocelyne Cesari

This book is the first systematic attempt to study the situation of European and American Muslims after 9/11, and to present a comprehensive analysis of their religious, political, and legal situations. Since 9/11, and particularly since the Madrid and London bombings of 2004 and 2005, the Muslim presence in Europe and the United States has become a major political concern. Many have raised questions regarding potential links between Western Muslims, radical Islam, and terrorism. Whatever the justification of such concerns, it is insufficient to address the subject of Muslims in the West from an exclusively counter-terrorist perspective. Based on empirical studies of Muslims in the US and Western Europe, this edited volume posits the situation of Muslim minorities in a broader reflection on the status of liberalism in Western foreign policies. It also explores the changes in immigration policies, multiculturalism and secularism that have been shaped by the new international context of the ‘war on terror’. This book will be of great interest to students of Critical Security Studies, Islamic Studies, Sociology and Political Science in general. Jocelyne Cesari is an Associate at Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the Center for European Studies, teaching at Harvard Divinity School and the Government Department, specializing in Islam and the Middle East.

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1135188734

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We God's People

Christianity, Islam and Hinduism in the World of Nations

By: Jocelyne Cesari

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What is Political Islam?

By: Jocelyne Cesari

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What is Political Islam?

By: Jocelyne Cesari

Présentation de l'éditeur : "The debate continues unabated: Is political Islam decipherable through the tenets of the Islamic tradition-or is it a tool of secular actors who shrewdly misuse religious references? Is it an expression of modernity, or a return to the past? Eschewing these dichotomies, Jocelyne Cesari demystifies the continuous process of interaction between secular and religious actors and institutions that is at the core of political mobilization in the name of Islam. Cesari traces the origins of political Islam to the inception of the modern nation-state, revealing the decisive role of secular nationalist rulers in its creation. In the process, she puts to rest the myth that there has been a lack of modernization in the Muslim world-and shows how that myth has proven dangerous. Ranging from Senegal to Egypt, from Indonesia to Iraq, her analysis provides a much needed corrective to the "conventional wisdom."

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1626376921

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The Awakening of Muslim Democracy

Religion, Modernity, and the State

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The Securitisation of Islam in Europe

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The Securitisation of Islam in Europe

By: Jocelyne Cesari

This paper summarises the main hypotheses and results of the research on the securitization of Islam. It posits that the securitisation of Islam is not only a speech act but also a policymaking process that affects the making of immigration laws, multicultural policies, antidiscrimination measures and security policies. The paper deconstructs and analyses the premises of such policies as well as their consequences on the civic and political participation of Muslims. The behaviour of Muslims was studied through 50 focus groups conducted in Paris, London, Berlin and Amsterdam over the year 2007-08. The results show a great discrepancy between the assumptions of policy-makers and the political and social reality of Muslims across Europe. The paper presents recommendations to facilitate the greater inclusion of Muslims within European public spheres.

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Muslims in the West after 9/11

Religion, Politics and Law

By: Jocelyne Cesari

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Book's by Jocelyne Cesari

Why the West Fears Islam

Why the West Fears Islam

We God's People

We God's People

When Islam and Democracy Meet: Muslims in Europe and in the United States

When Islam and Democracy Meet: Muslims in Europe and in the United States

The Awakening of Muslim Democracy

The Awakening of Muslim Democracy

Muslims in the West after 9/11

Muslims in the West after 9/11

We God's People

We God's People

What is Political Islam?

What is Political Islam?

The Awakening of Muslim Democracy

The Awakening of Muslim Democracy

The Securitisation of Islam in Europe

The Securitisation of Islam in Europe

Muslims in the West after 9/11

Muslims in the West after 9/11

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