Articulations of Islamophobia: From the Extreme to the Mainstream?

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Mondon, Aurelien and Winter, A. 2017. Articulations of Islamophobia: From the Extreme to the Mainstream? Ethnic and Racial Studies Review. 40 (13), pp. 2151-2179. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2017.1312008
AuthorsMondon, Aurelien and Winter, A.
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This article examines the construction, functions and relationship between the diverse and changing articulations of Islamophobia. The aim is to contribute to debates about the definition of Islamophobia, which have tended to be contextually specific, fixed and/or polarized between racism and religious prejudice, between extreme and mainstream, state and non-state versions, or undifferentiated, and offer a more nuanced framework to: (a) delineate articulations of Islamophobia as opposed to precise types and categories; (b) highlight the porosity in the discourse between extreme articulations widely condemned in the mainstream, and normalized and insidious ones, which the former tend to render more acceptable in comparison; (c) map where these intersect in response to events, historical and political conditions and new ideological forces and imperatives; and (d) compare these articulations of Islamophobia in two contexts, France and the United States.

KeywordsIslamophobia; Anti-Muslim Racism; Liberalism; France; United States; Terrorism
JournalEthnic and Racial Studies Review
Journal citation40 (13), pp. 2151-2179
ISSN0141-9870
1466-4356
Year2017
PublisherTaylor & Francis (Routledge)
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2017.1312008
Web address (URL)https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2017.1312008
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Online26 May 2017
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Deposited01 Mar 2017
Accepted01 Mar 2017
Accepted01 Mar 2017
Copyright informationThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Ethnic and Racial Studies Review on 26.05.17, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01419870.2017.1312008
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