Muslims and the State in the Post-9/11 West
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n April 20-21, the Rohatyn Center hosted a major conference on Muslims and the State in the Post9/11 West. Convened by Middlebury College Associate Professor of Political Science Erik Bleich, the conference brought together an international group of leading scholars whose primary focus is on the effects of post-9/11 policies on immigrant integration. A number of papers from this conference will be published as a forthcoming special issue of the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, with Erik Bleich serving as a guest editor. Responding to Threats of Terrorism How are states responding to increased threats of terrorism in the post-9/11 era? What homeland security policies have they developed, and how have these affected Muslim communities? What factors influence the nature of antiterrorist and homeland security policies in different countries? Chair: David Napier, Middlebury College.
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Lectures: “Policy Responses to Extremism and Extremist Sympathizers” by Shamit Saggar, University of Sussex. “Framing Anti-terrorism Policies: Debates in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands” by Maurits van der Veen, University of Georgia. Comments: Mark Carroll, Department for Communities and Local Government, U.K. Civic Integration of Muslims How have immigrant integration policies changed in the aftermath of 9/11? Has there been a shift toward enforced integration and away from laissez-faire or state-supported multiculturalism? What specific impact have these policies had on Muslims? Chair: Armelle Crouzieres-Ingenthron, Middlebury College. Lectures: “Limits of Integration Policy: Britain and her Muslims” by Christian Joppke, American University of Paris. “Muslims in the Netherlands: Social and Political Developments after 9/11” by Frank Buijs, University of Amsterdam. “Recognizing Islam in France after 9/11” by John Bowen, Washington University, St. Louis. Comments: Tariq Modood, University of Bristol. Muslim Claims-Making vis-à-vis European States What is the nature of Muslim demands on Western states? Are they of a different nature than the demands of other immigrant or religious minority groups? Are they compatible with standard models of minority claims-making vis-à-vis the state, or do they pose particular challenges in Western Europe? Chair: Febe Armanios, Middlebury College. Lectures: “The Need to Take Religion Seriously for Understanding Multicultural Controversies” by Paul Statham, University of Bristol. “Muslims, Religious Equality, and Secularism” by Tariq Modood, University of Bristol. Comments: Baroness Kishwer Falkner, House of Lords, U.K.
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