The Shifting Boundaries of Prejudice : Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Contemporary Norway
In recent years, harassment and violent attacks against Jews and Muslims have become issues of concern in many Western countries. However, antisemitism and Islamophobia are often framed as essentially different phenomena, not least as a result of political polarization and deeply divided opinions on...
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| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (328 p.) |
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| Other title: | A fading consensus : public debates on antisemitism in Norway, 1960 vs 1983 / The Gaarder debate revisited : drawing the demarcation line between legitimate and illegitimate criticism of Israel / A growing consensus ? : a history of public debates on Islamophobia in Norway / Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Norway : a survey analysis of prevalence, trends and possible causes of negative attitudes towards Jews and Muslims / Counting Antisemites versus measuring Antisemitism : an "elastic view" of Antisemitism / How do Jews and Muslims in Norway perceive each other? : between prejudice and willingness to cooperate / "Muslims are - " : contextualising survey answers / How people explain Antisemitism / Negotiations of Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Group Conversations among Jews and Muslims / Claudia Lenz & Vibeke Moe |
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| Summary: | In recent years, harassment and violent attacks against Jews and Muslims have become issues of concern in many Western countries. However, antisemitism and Islamophobia are often framed as essentially different phenomena, not least as a result of political polarization and deeply divided opinions on both immigration and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The present volume challenges this view and argues that antisemitism and Islamophobia are largely related phenomena and linked to xenophobic ideas in the general population. The study is based on varied and comprehensive survey data about attitudes towards Jews and Muslims in Norway, including the attitudes and experiences of the two minority groups themselves. Moreover, it supplements survey analysis with qualitative research, exploring the discursively constructed boundaries of “what can or cannot be said” about Jews and Muslims. Focused on the rich material of the Norwegian case, the volume thus offers new perspectives for the study of prejudice in general. |
| ISBN: | 8215034683 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |