Public Renderings of Islam and the Jihadi Threat: Political, Social, and Religious Critique in Civil Society in Flanders, Belgium

Brandt, Nella van den

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-43726-2_6

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“…More specifically, we differentiate between migration from within Europe and from the Global South, as research indicates that there is an ethnic hierarchy: the dominant group on top, followed by migrants from within Europe, and (visible) minorities from the Global South at the bottom (Heath et al, 2008). In the public debate, the most important distinction being made regarding religion is between Muslim and non-Muslim affiliation, as there is a perception that Islam is a threat to secular European values (van den Brandt, 2017). Research also shows that Muslim affiliation is an important source of discrimination (Alanya et al, 2017; Alba, 2005; Ponce, 2019).…”

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Ethnic Microaggressions and Adolescents’ Self-Esteem and Academic Futility: The Protective Role of Teachers

2023

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The central focus of this study is the perceived frequency and consequences of ethnic microaggressions. Research in this area of adolescent literature on ethnic discrimination is underdeveloped. Evidence showing that microaggressions are not interchangeable with blatant forms of discrimination and can have a severe negative impact on well-being is scarce. This study focuses on (a) three subdimensions of microaggressions (denial of ethnic reality, emphasis on differences, and negative treatment, (b) differences in frequency based on Muslim affiliation, country of origin, and generational status, (c) the relationship of microaggressions with self-esteem and sense of academic futility, and (d) the protective role of teachers. We use a dataset of 2,763 students of immigrant descent from 64 Belgian secondary schools. The results show that a denial of ethnic reality and negative treatment are related to less self-esteem and more academic futility. The opposite is true for emphasis on differences.

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Ethnic Microaggressions and Adolescents’ Self-Esteem and Academic Futility: The Protective Role of Teachers

2023

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“…Yet, this idea has been challenged by different scholars who show the importance of religion (e.g. Christianity in a European context) on public (debate) and multicultural policies (Zemni, 2011;van den Brandt, 2017). Within the public debate, the religion of Islam is seen as a threat to liberal and secular values (van den Brandt, 2017) and to Christianity (Krzyzanowski, 2018).…”

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Entangled identities and acculturation: Comparing majority and minority adolescents’ multiple identity profiles in Belgium

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Rossem

Stevens

2021

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

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“…A feminist secularist perspective would claim that the influence of religion on society and individuals should decrease, or even be erased, for women’s equality and sexual freedoms to flourish ( Van den Brandt, 2014 ). A progressive religious perspective would argue for the necessity of engaging in religious critique ( Van den Brandt, 2017 ) by building religious interpretations that affirm women’s equality and sexual freedoms, together with the claim that such religious interpretations are more ‘true’ than others ( Kim, 2013 ). To understand ella’s position, towards the end of this paper, we explore underlying assumptions about women’s/LGBTQs’ religious agency.…”

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Working against many grains: Rethinking difference, emancipation and agency in the counter-discourse of an ethnic minority women’s organisation in Belgium

Brandt

Longman

2017

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In this article, we aim to contribute to feminist academic debates about multiculturalism and secularism/religion by drawing upon an analysis of an ethnic minority women’s organisation in Belgium that has been active since 1999: ella. The analysis focuses upon the way in which ella constructs notions of empowerment and emancipation by discussing structural inequalities, cultural-ethnic values and religious authority and identity. First, we look at how ella formulates its ideas about the emancipation trajectories of minoritised women and the potential role of religious belonging. Second, we look at ella’s discussion of religious interpretation and gender/sexual diversity. Here, we explore assumptions about the relationship between religious authority and minoritised women’s and LGBTQs’ desires and pursuit for knowledge. We conclude by considering ella as an affirmative-critical actor of multiculturalism, and an implicit agent of religious reform.

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Public Renderings of Islam and the Jihadi Threat: Political, Social, and Religious Critique in Civil Society in Flanders, Belgium

Cited by 6 publications

References 25 publications

Ethnic Microaggressions and Adolescents’ Self-Esteem and Academic Futility: The Protective Role of Teachers

Ethnic Microaggressions and Adolescents’ Self-Esteem and Academic Futility: The Protective Role of Teachers

Entangled identities and acculturation: Comparing majority and minority adolescents’ multiple identity profiles in Belgium

Working against many grains: Rethinking difference, emancipation and agency in the counter-discourse of an ethnic minority women’s organisation in Belgium

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