The accommodation of Muslim body practices in German public swimming pools

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ID2148372
AutoresInes Michalowski (0000-0002-6626-4346, University of Münster, autor de correspondencia), Max Behrendt (WZB Berlin Social Science Center)
Año2020
Volumen43
Número11
Páginas2080-2098
Fecha de publicación2020-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2020.1770827
OpenAlexW3036677046
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas26

The renegotiation of secularity for Muslims has reached sports facilities such as swimming pools, where the human body is central and an element of cross-cultural contestation. The present study identifies factors that could explain intra-organizational variations in religious accommodation. Data from a survey of geo-located swimming pools in Germany (n = 339) shows that conflict among users becomes more likely if the variation in body practices, the share of right-wing populist votes and the population of immigrant background increases. On the organizational level, we find that 75 per cent of the pools in our sample allow the burqini while only 10 per cent provide separate swimming hours for women. Higher shares of right-wing populist (and to a lesser extent of conservative) votes in the organization's environment correlate with a higher likelihood of burqini bans. Our findings suggest that the relationship between organizational change and citizens' attitudes is loose at best

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