Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy : Islam, Western Europe, and the Danish Cartoon Crisis / Paul M. Sniderman, Michael Bang Petersen, Rune Slothuus, Rune Stubager.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sniderman, Paul M., author.

Petersen, Michael Bang, author.

Slothuus, Rune, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Caricatures and cartoons.

Morgenavisen jyllands-posten.

Religious pluralism--Political aspects--Denmark.

Religious pluralism.

Islam and state--Denmark.

Islam and state.

Caricatures and cartoons--Political aspects--Denmark.

Caricatures and cartoons.

Freedom of speech--Denmark.

Freedom of speech.

Democracy--Social aspects--Denmark.

Democracy.

Denmark--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects.

Denmark.

Denmark--Emigration and immigration--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2005, twelve cartoons mocking the prophet Mohammed appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, igniting a political firestorm over demands by some Muslims that the claims of their religious faith take precedence over freedom of expression. Given the explosive reaction from Middle Eastern governments, Muslim clerics, and some Danish politicians, the stage was set for a backlash against Muslims in Denmark. But no such backlash occurred.Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy shows how the majority of ordinary Danish citizens provided a solid wall of support for the rights of their country's growing Muslim minority, drawing a sharp distinction between Muslim immigrants and Islamic fundamentalists and supporting the civil rights of Muslim immigrants as fully as those of fellow Danes-for example, Christian fundamentalists. Building on randomized experiments conducted as part of large, nationally representative opinion surveys, Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy also demonstrates how the moral covenant underpinning the welfare state simultaneously promotes equal treatment for some Muslim immigrants and opens the door to discrimination against others.Revealing the strength of Denmark's commitment to democratic values, Paradoxes of Liberal Democracy underlines the challenges of inclusion but offers hope to those seeking to reconcile the secular values of liberal democracy and the religious faith of Muslim immigrants in Europe.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. A Clash of Rights

Chapter 3. The Covenant Paradox

Chapter 4. Flash Point

Chapter 5. The Concept of Inclusive Tolerance

Chapter 6. The Democratic Impulse

Appendix A: Timeline of the Cartoon Crisis

Appendix B: Description of the Main Data Set

Appendix C: Comparison of Respondents from the Height and Aftermath of the Crisis

Appendix D: Scaling and Measurement of Core Variables

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Pilot project,eBook available to selected US libraries only

Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-175) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400852673

1400852676

OCLC:

882769423