Description du projet
Illibéralisme et islam: une relation complexe
La montée des mouvements qui remettent en cause les démocraties libérales est liée à une intensification de la rhétorique anti-islamique. Ceux qui s’opposent au libéralisme culturel ont tendance à insister sur l’adhésion aux valeurs chrétiennes pour résister à la supposée islamisation de l’Europe. Certains chercheurs ont prêté attention à des cas apparemment paradoxaux de fluidité marginale, lorsque des membres de groupes ultraconservateurs marginaux rejoignent des mouvements d’inspiration religieuse (islamistes). Le projet WhIsE, financé par l’UE, explore des cas de convergence plus profonde et étudie comment l’islam offre aujourd’hui un cadre viable pour exprimer la critique du libéralisme économique et culturel. En particulier, WhIsE se concentrera sur un réseau international de convertis à l’islam – le mouvement mondial Mourabitouns – qui a exploré le rapprochement possible entre le conservatisme révolutionnaire européen et les normes islamiques.
Objectif
The project investigates how Islam provides a new framework of ethical norms and religious practices for a number of Europeans who are dissatisfied with the social role occupied by the Christian Churches and who express their concerns about continuous secularisation and cultural liberalisation of their societies. Contrary to prominent Islamic thinkers in Europe who aim to reconcile the Islamic doctrine with liberal values, these Europeans embrace Islam precisely for its supposed opposition to norms of modern Western societies. The study seeks to understand how certain groups among European converts to Islam adopt and consequently appropriate this religion for expressing critique of economic and cultural liberalism.
The project will focus on the ideas developed by members of the Murabitun World Movement (MWM) in the period between the 1970s-2000s. Specifically, the project will investigate works produced by MWM branches in Germany and Russia, for there had been different readings of what this conservative European Islam was supposed to entail. WP1 encompasses a collection of data related to the activities and publications of the MWM members. WP2 includes fieldwork in Europe that centres around interviews with MWM affiliates. The outcomes of these two phases include a database suitable for future research inquiries, as well as a visualised network that enables understanding the scope of the MWM activities. WP4-5 centres around disseminating research results across the scientific community, as well as outreach activities that target policymakers and the broader public. WP6 deliverables place emphasis on deepening PI’s research skills and extending the collaboration networks.
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MSCA-IF-GF - Global FellowshipsCoordinateur
1012WX Amsterdam
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