Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy

Islam, Western Europe, and the Danish Cartoon Crisis

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

AvPaul M. Sniderman,Michael Bang Petersen,Rune Slothuus,Rune Stubager

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In 2005, twelve cartoons mocking the prophet Mohammed appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, igniting a political firestorm over demands by some Muslims that the claims of their religious faith take precedence over freedom of expression. Given the explosive reaction from Middle Eastern governments, Muslim clerics, and some Danish politicians, the stage was set for a backlash against Muslims in Denmark. But no such backlash occurred. Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy shows how the majority of ordinary Danish citizens provided a solid wall of support for the rights of their country's growing Muslim minority, drawing a sharp distinction between Muslim immigrants and Islamic fundamentalists and supporting the civil rights of Muslim immigrants as fully as those of fellow Danes--for example, Christian fundamentalists. Building on randomized experiments conducted as part of large, nationally representative opinion surveys, Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy also demonstrates how the moral covenant underpinning the welfare state simultaneously promotes equal treatment for some Muslim immigrants and opens the door to discrimination against others.Revealing the strength of Denmark's commitment to democratic values, Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy underlines the challenges of inclusion but offers hope to those seeking to reconcile the secular values of liberal democracy and the religious faith of Muslim immigrants in Europe.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-08-24
Mått152 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt472 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor200
FörlagPrinceton University Press
ISBN9780691161105
UtmärkelserShort-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2015

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List of Illustrations ix Preface xiii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 A Clash of Rights 10 Chapter 3 The Covenant Paradox 52 Chapter 4 Flash Point: The Ideological Bases of Anti-immigration Politics 82 Chapter 5 The Concept of Inclusive Tolerance 117 Chapter 6 The Democratic Impulse 141 Appendix A Timeline of the Cartoon Crisis 155 Appendix B Description of the Main Data Set 157 Appendix C Comparison of Respondents from the Height and Aftermath of the Crisis 159 Appendix D Scaling and Measurement of Core Variables 163 References 167 Index 177

One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 "This fascinating book addresses a fundamental problem of immense importance for current social and political life in a functioning Western democracy. Starting from the cartoon crisis that highlighted the clash of democratic values and Muslim fundamentalism, the authors employ a rich combination of qualitative and survey research methods to examine the responses of Danes that puzzled observers... This study, rich in empirical evidence on the Danish example, provides insight into how other Western democracies could learn to better relations with immigrant minorities in their countries."--Choice "The analysis presented in this book is structured well, clearly organized and argued, and deeply rooted in survey and experimental empirical data. The authors build a persuasive argument out of relatively basic but solid quantitative evidence, and thus the book should be an accessible read at either the undergraduate or graduate level."--Kelley Strawn, American Journal of Sociology "The book's perspective is enticing, not to say timely... The book's effort to overcome the clash of values between Islam and the West is quite laudable."--Jocelyne Cesari, Journal of Church and State