CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Van Roey, Thomas |
|---|---|
| Title | A community rediscovered: The impact of counter-radicalization on the multiculturalist accommodation of Islam in Belgium |
| Summary | This thesis wants to analyze the impact of the counter-radicalization policies and political debates on the multiculturalist accommodation of Islam in Belgium. Recent terrorist events have put pressure on the position of Islam in Western societies. On the same time, Muslims are called upon to cooperate with state authorities to combat violent extremism. I answer my research question by analyzing how the Muslim community is framed and co-opted in governmental policies and parliamentary debates regarding counter-radicalization on the federal, Flemish and Francophone in Belgium. I argue that counter-radicalization impacts the multiculturalist accommodation of Islam in Belgium in a conditional, contingent and paradoxical way. A renewed rapprochement between state authorities and the Muslim community did take place, although the actual incorporation of Islam was met with several constraining conditions which are blurring the boundaries of the principle of church state separation. On the other hand, the differences in counter radicalization approaches in Flanders and Francophone Belgium reveal a high level of contingency regarding the impact of these approaches on the multiculturalist approaches to Islam. This adds to the increased understanding about the often paradoxical nature of the Belgian approach to cultural and religious diversity. |
| Supervisor | Andras, Pap L. |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/roey_thomas.pdf |
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