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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 305-311 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Implicit Religion |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 5 May 2020 |
Abstract
Keywords
- classification, Islam, liberal democracies, micropolitics, Muslims, normalization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- Religious studies
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In: Implicit Religion, Vol. 23, No. 4, 05.05.2020, p. 305-311.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The “Muslim Question”: The Micropolitics of Normalizing Islam and Muslims
AU - Becker, Carmen
PY - 2020/5/5
Y1 - 2020/5/5
N2 - The introduction to the special issue The “Muslim Question”: The Micropolitics of Normalizing Islam and Muslims outlines three dynamics at play in all four contributions: normalization, classification and micropolitics. Starting with Michel Foucault and his notion of normalization, I argue that Muslims are classified and problematized in specific ways depending on the particular socio-historical context. Every problem and every classification depends on an idea of the “normal” or on norms. These norms central to the dynamics of normalization are reproduced through practices in everyday life. From this perspective, norm-reproducing micropo- litics shapes the social fabric of interaction.
AB - The introduction to the special issue The “Muslim Question”: The Micropolitics of Normalizing Islam and Muslims outlines three dynamics at play in all four contributions: normalization, classification and micropolitics. Starting with Michel Foucault and his notion of normalization, I argue that Muslims are classified and problematized in specific ways depending on the particular socio-historical context. Every problem and every classification depends on an idea of the “normal” or on norms. These norms central to the dynamics of normalization are reproduced through practices in everyday life. From this perspective, norm-reproducing micropo- litics shapes the social fabric of interaction.
KW - classification
KW - Islam
KW - liberal democracies
KW - micropolitics
KW - Muslims
KW - normalization
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U2 - 10.1558/imre.22543
DO - 10.1558/imre.22543
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SP - 305
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JO - Implicit Religion
JF - Implicit Religion
SN - 1743-1697
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