Muslims and the state in Britain, France, and Germany / Joel S. Fetzer, J. Christopher Soper

Half-title......Page 3
Series-title......Page 5
Title......Page 7
Copyright......Page 8
Dedication......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
List of Figure and Tables......Page 12
Preface......Page 13
1 Explaining the Accommodation of Muslim Religious Practices in Western Europe......Page 19
Background......Page 20
Theories To Be Tested......Page 24
Resources and Muslim Mobilization......Page 25
Political Opportunity Structures and Muslim Mobilization......Page 28
Political Ideology and Muslim Mobilization......Page 31
Religious Institutions, Church–State History and Muslim Mobilization......Page 33
The Selection of Case Studies......Page 34
Applying Church-State Theory to Public Policy......Page 36
The Counterargument of Race......Page 38
Issues To Be Explored......Page 39
2 Britain: Establishment Religion and Islamic Schools......Page 43
Immigration History......Page 44
The Politics of Settlement......Page 47
The Established Church......Page 50
Secularization......Page 53
Religious Activities in State Schools......Page 56
Public Funding of Islamic Schools......Page 61
Mosque Building......Page 64
Resource Mobilization......Page 66
Political Opportunity Structures......Page 70
Ideology......Page 73
Church—State Institutions......Page 75
Conclusion......Page 78
3 France: Laicite and the Hijab......Page 80
Immigration History......Page 81
The Politics of Settlement......Page 85
Laicite......Page 87
Religious Free-Exercise Rights......Page 94
Secularization......Page 95
Religious Activities in State Schools......Page 96
Public Funding for Islamic Schools......Page 103
Mosque Building......Page 105
Testing the Theories......Page 108
Resource Mobilization......Page 109
Political Opportunity Structures......Page 111
Ideology......Page 112
Church—State Institutions......Page 113
Conclusion......Page 115
4 Germany: Multiple Establishment and Public Corporation Status......Page 116
Immigration History......Page 117
The Politics of Settlement......Page 120
Multiple Establishment......Page 123
Religious Free-Exercise Rights......Page 127
Secularization......Page 128
Religious Activities in State Schools......Page 129
Public Funding for Islamic Schools......Page 134
Mosque Building......Page 135
Testing the Theories......Page 137
Resource Mobilization......Page 138
Political Opportunity Structures......Page 141
Ideology......Page 143
Church—State Institutions......Page 144
Conclusion......Page 147
Introduction......Page 148
Descriptive Statistics......Page 149
Status as Religious Majority/Minority......Page 151
Solidarity of the Religious......Page 155
Gender......Page 157
Education......Page 159
Views on Church—State Arrangements......Page 160
The September 11 Attacks......Page 161
Discussion......Page 162
Determinants of State Accommodation for Muslims......Page 164
The Politics of Accommodation and Integration......Page 167
Britain......Page 177
France......Page 179
Germany......Page 180
1996 ALLBUS/German Social Survey......Page 181
Glossary of Non-English Terms......Page 183
Interviews......Page 187
Print, Media, and Internet Sources......Page 191
Index......Page 217