Xenophobia and Islamophobia in Europe / Raymond Taras

Acknowledgements; 1. Studying phobias; 2. Norms and models of migrant rights; 3. From fears about immigrants to prejudices against Muslims; 4. Islamophobia's deep structures and shallow stereotypes; 5. France: from assimilation to affirmative action?; 6. Germany: from multiculturalism to Realpolitik?; 7. Undoing Islamophobia; Bibliography.

European anti-Muslim attitudes: the voice of public protest against out-of-touch elites? Are anti-Muslim attitudes becoming the spectre that is haunting Europe? Is Islamophobia as widespread and virulent as is made out? Or do some EU societies appear more prejudiced than others? And is there an anti-elitest dimension to Europeans' protest about rapid demographic change occurring in their countries? This cross-national analysis of Islamophobia looks at these questions in an innovative, even-handed way, steering clear of politically-correct clichés and stereotypes. It cautions that Islamophobia is a serious threat to European values and norms, and must be tackled by future immigration and integration policy