Benchmarking Muslim Well-Being in Europe : Reducing Disparities and Polarizations

This Highly Topical Book Aims To Undermine Unsubstantiated Myths By Examining Muslim Integration In Germany, France, The Netherlands And The United Kingdom, States Which Dominate The Debate On Minority Integration And The Practice Of Muslim Religious Traditions. These Nations Have A Range Of Alternative Relationships Between Religion And The State, As Well As Strategies For Coordinating Individuals' Ethnic And State Identities. Using The European Parliament's Benchmarking Guidelines, Surveys And Other Non-official Data, The Authors Find That In Some Areas Muslims Are In Fact More Integrated Than Popularly Assumed And Suggest That, Instead Of Failing To Integrate, Muslims Find Their Access To Integration Blocked In Ways That Reduce Their Life Chances In The Societies In Which They Are Now Permanent Residents. The Book Will Have An Impact On Research And Policy Especially With The Commencement Of The Eu-wide Integration Benchmarking Effort And Will Be An Excellent Resource For Researchers, Academics And Policy Makers.--publisher's Website. Benchmarking The Well-being Of European Muslims -- State Involvement In Muslim Well-being -- European Muslims' Confidence In The Justice System -- Muslims In European Politics: Support For Democracy And Trust In The Political System -- Muslims' Experiences Of Discrimination In Public Institutions -- The General Well-being Of Muslims In Europe -- Reducing Disparities And Polarizations In Europe. Pamela Irving Jackson And Peter Doerschler. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Benchmarking MuslimWell-Being in Europe Contents List of tables and figures Tables Figures Acknowledgements Preface Benchmarking the well-being of European Muslims The importance of examining Muslim well-being in Europe Sources of data on Muslim well-being in Europe Primary aim of this investigation State involvement in Muslim well-being Mechanisms of state accommodation to Muslim well-being Policies of state involvement are not static Civic integration requirements and the securitization of policies relating to the well-being of Muslims State primacy and benchmarking The importance of data in supporting state policy Benchmarking indicators National Quality of Life benchmarking initiatives Demographic characteristics of European Muslim populations European Muslims’ confidence in the justice system British Crime Survey (BCS) German General Social Survey (ALLBUS) European Social Survey (ESS) Implications of the results Trust in the justice system by Muslims deemed ‘vulnerable’ to dissatisfaction Muslims in European politics:support for democracy and trust in the political system Muslims’ political participation and representation Muslims’ trust in the political system and satisfaction with democracy The political trust of Muslims deemed ‘vulnerable’ Muslims’ experiences of discrimination in public institutions Multiple discrimination Perceptions of membership in a group that is discriminated against among Muslims deemed ‘vulnerable’ The general well-being of Muslims in Europe Muslim youth Happiness and life satisfaction of Muslims The general well-being of Muslims perceived as ‘vulnerable’ to dissatisfaction in Europe Reducing disparities and polarizations in Europe Recognition of the European religious minority Policies protecting the national integration model are ineffective in reducing disparities and polarizations State policy supports discrimination Xenophobic concerns about religiosity The cultural orientation and overall well-being of Muslims perceived to be ‘vulnerable’ to dissatisfaction in Europe Support for adults guiding Muslim youth Accurate information provides key support for policy making in a low-trust political environment Appendix 1 ESS variables Appendix 2: Descriptives of variables from ALLBUS (2008) References Index This highly topical book aims to undermine unsubstantiated myths by examining Muslim integration in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, states which dominate the debate on minority integration and the practice of Muslim religious traditions. These nations have a range of alternative relationships between religion and the state, as well as strategies for coordinating individuals' ethnic and state identities. Using the European Parliament's benchmarking guidelines, surveys and other non-official data, the authors find that in some areas Muslims are in fact more integrated than popularly assumed and suggest that, instead of failing to integrate, Muslims find their access to integration blocked in ways that reduce their life chances in the societies in which they are now permanent residents. The book will have an impact on research and policy especially with the commencement of the EU-wide integration benchmarking effort and will be an excellent resource for researchers, academics and policy makers.This highly topical book aims to undermine unsubstantiated myths by examining Muslim integration in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, states which dominate the debate on minority integration and the practice of Muslim religious traditions. These nations have a range of alternative relationships between religion and the state, as well as strategies for coordinating individuals' ethnic and state identities. Using the European Parliament's benchmarking guidelines, surveys and other non-official data, the authors find that in some areas Muslims are in fact more integrated than popularly assumed and suggest that, instead of failing to integrate, Muslims find their access to integration blocked in ways that reduce their life chances in the societies in which they are now permanent residents. The book will have an impact on research and policy especially with the commencement of the EU-wide integration benchmarking effort and will be an excellent resource for researchers, academics and policy makers

This highly topical book aims to undermine unsubstantiated myths by examining Muslim integration in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, states which dominate the debate on minority integration and the practice of Muslim religious traditions. These nations have a range of alternative relationships between religion and the state, as well as strategies for coordinating individuals' ethnic and state identities. Using the European Parliament's benchmarking guidelines, surveys and other non-official data, the authors find that in some areas Muslims are in fact more integrated than popularly assumed and suggest that, instead of failing to integrate, Muslims find their access to integration blocked in ways that reduce their life chances in the societies in which they are now permanent residents. The book will have an impact on research and policy especially with the commencement of the EU-wide integration benchmarking effort and will be an excellent resource for researchers, academics and policy makers.