The “Muslim Menace”, Violence and the De-Politicising Elements of the New Culturalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6085685 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tim Jacoby |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 167-181 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-6952 • E-ISSN: 1469-9591 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13602004.2010.494069 |
| OpenAlex | W1984686437 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This paper looks critically at the idea that the causes of political violence can be explained through a focus on innate human propensities rather than contingent social considerations. It traces the origins of this premise from socio-biological accounts of conflict causality, before going on to discuss perspectives that place a similarly determinative emphasis on cultural factors. It argues that the use of such culturalism has, having been elaborated during the Balkan wars of the mid-1990s, become extended and developed to direct attention towards the apparently peculiarly threatening nature of Muslims and Islam as a key part of the “global war on terror”. In conclusion, it suggests that characterising Muslim identity in this way ultimately serves three de-politicising purposes; firstly, it tends to endorse the status quo, secondly, it helps to legitimise a comprehensive program of securitisation, and thirdly, it offers an account of the causes of political violence which neither implicates external factors nor confers a responsibility to act
Aesthetics · Criminology · Culturalism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Identity (music · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Premise · Sociology · Status quo · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Turkey's Politics and Society
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2018 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |