Why can’t we just all get along?’ The concepts that divide academics, policymakers and citizens related to the Muslim ethnic minorities in Europe

Bibliographic Data

ID12898546
AuthorsChristine Ogan (Indiana University, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume73
Issue5
Pages459-472
Publication date2011-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Communication Gazette (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1748-0485 • E-ISSN: 1748-0493
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1748048511405820
OpenAlexW2077963760
LanguageEN
References cited14

The oft-quoted phrase, ‘why can’t we just all get along?’ is a cynical reference to seemingly intractable conflicts of all kinds. Implied in the question is the idea that people stake out positions that can never be sufficiently modified to reach the goal of ‘getting along’. The impreciseness of definition and use of certain terms in discourse related to European ethnic minorities has resulted in a polarization of positions by academic researchers, policymakers and the general public. This concept explication addresses the multiple definitions and use of terms and shifts in policies in Europe and calls for renewed efforts to understand differing points of view

Epistemology · Ethnic group · Explication · Law and economics · Linguistics · Phrase · Polarization (electrochemistry · Political economy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Public Administration · Turkey's Politics and Society

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