Immigration-nationalism-religion nexus: Remaking 21st century Western Europe

Dikici, Erdem

Abstract

Religion as identity
Moderate secularism and multicultural nationalism: a way forward?
Conclusion
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There is no doubt that nationalist and anti-immigrant sentiments and attitudes in Western Europe have been present for a long time, yet due to confluence of various social, economic and political factors such as the arrival of a large number of Muslims, shocking terrorist incidents, the 2008 financial crisis, etc., they have been re-sparked during the last three decades. These factors also resulted in several social and political outcomes, including the rise of right-wing populism, and Islamophobia. For instance, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim groups across Europe, such as Pegida and the BNP, have gained popularity and appeal (Ahmed 2018). As such, Pew research (2018a) underlines that a “sense of eroding national identity” led many British citizens to vote to leave the European Union.

• Journal Article Type: Book Review
• Acceptance Date: May 5, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Jun 8, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Oct 10, 2022
• Journal: Ethnic and Racial Studies
• Print ISSN: 0141-9870
• Electronic ISSN: 1466-4356
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 13
• Pages: 2427-2434
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2020.1762908
• Keywords: immigration; nationalism; religion
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10020935
• Publisher URL: http://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2020.1762908