Insight Turkey
Insight Turkey
Challenging ideas
On Turkish politics and International affairs

Author

Raymond Taras

Department of Political Science, Tulane University; 2013-14 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in European Studies, University of Warsaw
Raymond Taras
Euro-Turks in the Contemporary European Imaginary
October 1, 2013
Do perceptions of Muslim communities differ among receiving European societies? Are attitudes towards Euro-Turks more critical than other groups? Do Euro-Turks feel marginalized and recognize social distance from the majority? This paper presents data from cross-national research projects to assess the social distance between national majority and Muslim minorities, in particular Euro-Turks. It also considers the extent to which religion, ethnicity, and culture help shape Islamophobia and anti-Turkish attitudes. Social distance is not treated as a proxy variable for discrimination or exclusion, but it serves as an indicator of the possible marginalization of Euro-Turks. Further, increasing social distance between majority and minority Muslim groups may also serve as a reliable indicator of a Europe in crisis, confronting its multiple conflicting identities.

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