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Integration of Islam in Europe: Categorical Remarks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2020

Klas Grinell
Klas Grinell*
Affiliation:
Department of Literature, Religion, and History of Ideas, University of Gothenburg, Box 200, SE-405 30Gothenburg, Sweden; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

One of the most frequently described cultural borders in European public discourse is that between Europe and Islam. Further to which, there are many concerns as to whether Islam can be integrated into Europe. This article argues that it is impossible to understand the real and imagined problems addressed in the ‘integration of Islam in Europe’ debate using the categories ‘Islam’ and ‘Europe’. The question of categories is addressed through Bourdieu’s critique of journalism’s influence on research, leading to questions about suitable criteria of demarcation and meaningful terminologies. The route goes via classical theorists of science, such as Carnap, Popper and Kuhn, to Ricoeur, Said and Connolly. Some segments of the modern genealogy of the category of Islam in European studies are also touched upon. The article ends with a call for unpopular categories as an escape from the popular and political frames of debate.

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Focus: Thinking Beyond Europe’s Cultural Borders
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European Review , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , June 2020 , pp. 378 - 388
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© 2020 Academia Europaea

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Guest Editor: Mats Andrén

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