The Netherlands and Islam
Subtitle: towards a new identity?
By: Jan Herman Brinks
Publisher: Aspekt Publishers
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Soesterberg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 71
ISBN-13: 9789461539786
Subjects: Islam; Muslims
Description: In the past decade, the political and economical elites of the Netherlands have increasingly had to face each other. Politicians, scholars, and the media usually are in favour of a multi-cultural society and advocate cultural relativism. They consider Islam as a religion among others and support the enlargement and deepening of the European Union. 00Diametrically opposed to them, a considerable section of the population is against a dreaded European super state in which Islam plays a prominent role. These Dutch distrust their politicians and the media; they are ill-disposed towards Islam and fear the loss of their national identity. Quite often they vote for the Partij voor de Vrijheid (Party for Freedom, PVV) led by the right-wing populist Geert Wilders. For these voters not only the nation-state, but their world view is at stake.
Notes: Collection of articles published between 2005 and 2014 in "Politique etrangere (IFRI)".

Includes bibliographical references.