Obiettivo The VEIL Project focuses on the debates, conflicts and regulations concerning head- and body coverings of Muslim women in the public sphere, particularly in public institutions such as schools, universities and the courts. As a highly visible symbol of religious difference and conflicting values the Muslim headscarf has been the subject of heated debates across Europe and subjected to legal regulations in some European countries.One of our assumptions is that in debates about the headscarf fundamental values and norms of liberal democracies are not only re-negotiated but also collective identities re-constructed within the European integration process. Moreover, the issue reveals the gendered nature of values and norms that widely prevail in liberal democracies in Europe. VEIL compares policy and media debates in eight European countries and the European Union. The aims of the project are: first, to map out and compare the fundamental values and political principles of the main actors in the headscarf debates and second, to explain the differences and similarities in the conflicting values as expressed in the policies on Muslim headscarves.The project suggests a gender-critical frame analysis of policy documents (e.g. court verdicts, laws, parliamentary debates, media articles) using a comparative perspective for encoding values and norms. The project will also incorporate a comparative analysis, which focuses on citizenship regimes and immigration policies, on gender regimes and the relationship between the state and religious communities or institutions. The innovative potential of this interdisciplinary study of religious and cultural value systems consists in its policy-oriented social science approach and its gender-sensitive analysis of identity-building processes. Finally, the project will draft recommendations for national and European policymakers for dealing with cultural and religious diversity. Campo scientifico social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiespublic policiessocial sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalitiesgender inequalitysocial sciencespolitical sciencesgovernment systemsdemocracysocial sciencessociologygender studiesgender equalitysocial sciencessociologydemographyhuman migrations Parole chiave Comparative Public Policy Cultural Differences Gender Studies Programma(i) FP6-CITIZENS - Citizens and Governance in a knowledge-based society: Thematic Priority 7 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research Programme 2002-2006. Argomento(i) CITIZENS-2004-7.2.1 - Values and religions in Europe CITIZENS - Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society Invito a presentare proposte FP6-2004-CITIZENS-5 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinatore UNIVERSITAET WIEN Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Dr. Karl Lueger-Ring 1 WIEN Austria Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (7) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto AALBORG UNIVERSITET Danimarca Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo FREDRIK BAJERS VEJ 5 AALBORG Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITE DE PARIS VIII VINCENNES A SAINT-DENIS Francia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Rue de la Liberte 2 SAINT DENIS Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato FREIE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo KAISERSWERTHERSTRASSE 16-18 BERLIN Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM Paesi Bassi Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo DE BOELELAAN 1105 AMSTERDAM Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato ORTA DOGU TEKNIK UNIVERSITESI Turchia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Inonu Bulvari ANKARA Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato LANCASTER UNIVERSITY Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo BAILRIGG LANCASTER Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato PANTEION UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES Grecia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 136 Syngrou Avenue ATHENS Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato