Adida, Claire L., 1979-

Why Muslim integration fails in Christian-heritage societies /Claire L. Adida, David D. Laitin, and Marie-Anne Valfort. - Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource (xv, 264 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographies and index.

List of figures and tables -- Preface -- Part I -- Introduction -- 1. The challenge of Muslim migrants into Christian-heritage societies -- 2. Anti-Muslim discrimination in the French labor market and its consequences -- Part II -- Research Strategy -- 3. Solving the problem of causal identification -- 4. Procuring a sample -- 5. Research protocols -- Part III -- Why is there religious discrimination in France? -- 6. Muslim characteristics that feed rational Islamophobia -- 7. Evidence of nonrational Islamophobia -- 8. A discriminatory equilibrium -- Part IV -- Looking beyond, looking ahead -- 9. Beyond France: Muslim immigrants in Western Europe and in the United States -- 10. What is to be done? -- Appendix -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

"Amid fears of Islamic extremism, many Europeans ask whether Muslim immigrants can integrate into historically Christian countries. Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies explores this question and concludes that both Muslim and non-Muslim French must share responsibility for the slow progress of integration"--Provided by publisher.



9780674088962


Muslims--Public opinion.--France
Islamophobia--France.
Immigrants--Social conditions.--France


Electronic Books.

DC34 / .W496 2016