Political Secularism and Muslim Integration in the West
Assessing the Effects of the French Headscarf Ban
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3353971 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aala Abdelgadir (0009-0000-8552-5698, Stanford University, corresponding author), Vasiliki Fouka (0000-0002-5211-0805, Stanford University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 707-723 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003055420000106 |
| OpenAlex | W3025398934 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 58 |
| References cited | 69 |
In response to rising immigration flows and the fear of Islamic radicalization, several Western countries have enacted policies to restrict religious expression and emphasize secularism and Western values. Despite intense public debate, there is little systematic evidence on how such policies influence the behavior of the religious minorities they target. In this paper, we use rich quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate the effects of the 2004 French headscarf ban on the socioeconomic integration of French Muslim women. We find that the law reduces the secondary educational attainment of Muslim girls and affects their trajectory in the labor market and family composition in the long run. We provide evidence that the ban operates through increased perceptions of discrimination and that it strengthens both national and religious identities
Educational attainment · Geography · Immigration · Islam · Political science · Politics · Population · Radicalization · Religiosity · Secularism · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Survey data collection · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Religion and Society Interactions
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Who Knows Best? Religious Expertise in Making Decisions about Religion
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Backlash
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Boundaries of Frenchness
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Veiled Politics
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Muslims in France
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| Unique citing works | 58 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 56 |