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A unique exploration of the relationship between Islam and Islamism, on the one hand, and security and securitization, on the other hand, since the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 and the subsequent waves of attacks in Europe
The book originally highlights the new relations between Muslims and Western societies in a post-9/11 world
The book utilizes case studies from across the Western world to understand how governmental and societal approaches to Islam and security have changed in the past twenty years
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
What changes have the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001 and the subsequent attacks in Europe brought to Western societies? In what ways have these events and their aftermath impacted on the relationships between Muslim communities and Western societies? This book explores the remaking of the relationship between Islam and Islamism, on the one hand, and security and securitization, on the other hand, by arguing that 9/11 and its aftermath have led to the opening of a new phase in Western and European history and have remade the relationship between Islam and governmental and societal approaches to security. The authors utilize case studies across the Western world to understand this relationship.
Reviews
A subject of enduring significance, examined here in comparative, multi-disciplinary and historically-minded manner. A fascinating and impressive book. (Professor Richard English, author of Does Terrorism Work? A History)
Like H.G. Wells’s War of the Worlds, Samuel Huntington’s 1993 prediction of a Class of Civilizations mesmerized many with its suggestion of a coming vortex of cosmic conflict. And yet, in practice, the sheer complexity of Muslim experience in the West has not been reducible to academic soundbites, however elegantly phrased. By contrast, a key strength of Islam and Security in the West is its stubborn insistence on a close examination of the actual lived experience and grassroots perspectives of ‘frontline’ communities on the Western front of the (so-called) Global War on Terror. As the 21st Century continues its troubled evolution, this important collection of essays looks set to remain both timely and provocative. (Dr Tim Wilson, Director, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), University of St Andrews)
This is a rich collection of varying opinions on one of the most urgent and important issues facing Europe today: its relationship with the Muslim community. The diversity of expertise of the contributors means that while it is enriching it is also bound to intellectually stimulate, excite and agitate the reader. In short this is a major contribution to the thinking and concerned reader. A must read. (Professor Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, School of International Service, American University, Washington DC)Editors and Affiliations
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Turin, Italy
Stefano Bonino
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Department of Culture, Politics and Society, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Roberta Ricucci
About the editors
Stefano Bonino, PhD, is the author of Muslims in Scotland: The Making of Community in a Post-9/11 World.
Roberta Ricucci is Professor of Sociology of Islam and Sociology of Migration at the University of Torino, Italy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Islam and Security in the West
Editors: Stefano Bonino, Roberta Ricucci
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67925-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-67924-8Published: 27 April 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-67927-9Published: 28 April 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-67925-5Published: 26 April 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 308
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Security Studies, Terrorism and Political Violence, International Relations