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Genre et islamophobie

Genre et islamophobie

Discriminations, préjugés et représentations en Europe

Edited by Eleonore Lépinard, Oriane Sarrasin, Lavinia Gianettoni

Sociétés, Espaces, Temps



Gender is a central feature in debates about Islam and Muslim immigrant's integration in European countries. However, in francophone academia the discussion has mostly revolved around the definition and the legitimacy of the concept of islamophobia rather than on the processes which produce it in social life. By centering on the gendered dimensions of islamophobia, this edited volume contributes to document this phenomenon – its social processes and its dominant representations – in original ways. With contributions from sociology and social psychology, this volume analyzes the processes by which the principle of sex equality is defined as a central Western norm, which is mobilized in public discourses (first part of the book), and also relayed by citizens (second part), thereby constituting an effective mode of oppression of Muslim groups. This volume thus documents specific modalities of islamophobia in France, Belgium and Switzerland, as well as how Muslim populations in these countries resist to this form of oppression (third part).