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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.
Boktitel: Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy. Islam, Western Europe, and the Danish Cartoon Crisis
Författare: Paul M. Sniderman, Michael Bang Petersen, Rune Slothuus, Rune Stubager
Bokförlag: Princeton
Etiketter: Nya böcker
