Migrantenstudies 2009-2 online
Het tweede nummer van Migrantenstudies van dit jaar staat inmiddels online met artikelen over de geschiedenis van ethnocentrische reacties in Nederland, criminaliteitsbestrijding en een discussie over de Putnam-these.
C L O S E R Blog
Openingsconferentie LUCIS Leiden
Het ‘Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society’ (LUCIS) is een samenwerkingsverband van Leidse wetenschappers uit verschillende faculteiten die zich vanuit verschillende vakgebieden bezighouden met islam en moslimsamenlevingen. De expertise van het LUCIS is gericht op het Midden-Oosten en Noord-Afrika, Zuidoost-Azië waaronder Indonesië, alsmede op Nederland en het Westen. Woendag 14 oktober 2009 is de openingsconferentie.
Closing the week 41
A weekly round up of writings on the Internet, some relevant for my research, some political, some funny but all of them interesting (Dutch/English). (As usual to a large extent based upon suggestions from Dutch, other European, American and Middle Eastern readers. Thank you all.)
Anthrosource Free Access and Top 20
As a preview to a limited-time offer of FREE ACCESS to 10+ years of Anthrosource content in November and December, AAA and Wiley-Blackwell invite you to view the Top 25 Anthrosource Articles of 2009.
Why young people radicalize
Two researches on radicalization show that when particular aspects of people’s life are perceived as unjust this is likely to result in muslim radicalism and rightwing extremism. Together with sensitivity for personal uncertainty and group threats this can easily lead to externally oriented negative emotions (such as anger) and intentions to engage in radical and even violent behavior. Socio-economic disadvantage and political factors, along with historical grievances, play a part in the development of radicalized collective action.
Weg met de integratie
Als er iets vanzelfsprekend lijkt in alle discussies over moslims dan is het wel dat zij moeten integreren. Integratie wordt over het algemeen gezien als iets dat goed is, maar is verworden tot een totalitair systeem waarin iedere eigenheid van migranten moet worden weggewerkt. Wetenschappers staan vaak vooraan om de overheid van advies te dienen over het integratiebeleid waarmee we eigenlijk kritiekloos het hele integratieparadigma reproduceren én legitimeren. Misschien is het tijd om dat niet meer te doen? Misschien is het tijd om allochtonen te adviseren vooral niet teveel in dit land te investeren? Waarom zou men immers?
Closing the week 40
A weekly round up of writings on the Internet, some relevant for my research, some political, some funny but all of them interesting (Dutch/English). (As usual to a large extent based upon suggestions from Dutch, other European, American and Middle Eastern readers. Thank you all.)
Swat in the eye of the storm: Interview with Akbar Ahmed
What, if anything, can anthropologists contribute to understand and ameliorate the conflicts that rage in this region?
A Purist Jihadi-Salafi: The Ideology of Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi
In the past I have written about Abu Muhammad al-Maqddisi here before. My colleague Joas Wagemakers is writing a PhD thesis about him and his work. Recently he has published a very interesting article about the three major themes in his work: al-wala’ wa-l-bara’, kufr and jihad.
Cosmo-Salafists in Europe and the Middle East
Salafism can be seen as a transnational movement; originating in the Middle East it has acquired a more global outlook with local characteristics in Africa, Asia, America’s and Europe. This of course fuels the discourse of the Middle East as a hotbed for radicals but less well known is that there is a reverse influence as well. Salafis from other continents travelling to the Middle East, as is explored by journalist Alexander Weissink in a recent article.