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Between Fear and Integration: Islamophobia in Contemporary Italy

Between Fear and Integration: Islamophobia in Contemporary Italy Eva Pföstl * Between Fear and Integration: Islamophobia in Contemporary Italy I. Summary and Overview Can Italy manage to accommodate greater social diversity? Or will Muslim immigra- tion deepen cultural tensions, instability, and local confl ict, especially under condi- tions of economic recession and joblessness? Th is question does not concern Italy alone. On the contrary, it is a problem for Europe all together. Th e results of the June 2009 elections to the European Parliament have shown the relevance of the anti-immigrant vote. Th e events of recent years have layered a security dimension over preexisting concerns about immigrant integration frequently posed in the past with respect to Muslim communities in liberal democra- cies. Th e resurgence of far-right groups intensifi es the feeling of an anti-Muslim wind blowing across European countries. Th eir warnings focus primarily on three elements: the terrorist threat posed by radical Muslim European populations, a cultural “inva- sion”, and some demographic “swamping” by Muslim communities (with higher fertil- ity rates). Moreover, Muslim groups raise a distinct set of problems such as protecting women and the role of religion in the public sphere. Often, there is the tendency to exaggerate the degree of confl http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Yearbook of Minority Issues Online Brill

Between Fear and Integration: Islamophobia in Contemporary Italy

Pföstl, Eva
European Yearbook of Minority Issues Online , Volume 8 (1): 26 – Feb 9, 2011
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Eva Pföstl * Between Fear and Integration: Islamophobia in Contemporary Italy I. Summary and Overview Can Italy manage to accommodate greater social diversity? Or will Muslim immigra- tion deepen cultural tensions, instability, and local confl ict, especially under condi- tions of economic recession and joblessness? Th is question does not concern Italy alone. On the contrary, it is a problem for Europe all together. Th e results of the June 2009 elections to the European Parliament have shown the relevance of the anti-immigrant vote. Th e events of recent years have layered a security dimension over preexisting concerns about immigrant integration frequently posed in the past with respect to Muslim communities in liberal democra- cies. Th e resurgence of far-right groups intensifi es the feeling of an anti-Muslim wind blowing across European countries. Th eir warnings focus primarily on three elements: the terrorist threat posed by radical Muslim European populations, a cultural “inva- sion”, and some demographic “swamping” by Muslim communities (with higher fertil- ity rates). Moreover, Muslim groups raise a distinct set of problems such as protecting women and the role of religion in the public sphere. Often, there is the tendency to exaggerate the degree of confl

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