Religions 2013, 4(1), 116-131; doi:10.3390/rel4010116
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Majority versus Minority: ‘Governmentality’ and Muslims in Sweden

Anne Sofie Roaldemail
Culture and Society, Malmö University, 20506 Malmö, Sweden
Received: 27 November 2012; in revised form: 30 January 2013 / Accepted: 1 February 2013 / Published: 7 February 2013
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Islam, Immigration, and Identity)
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Abstract: This article deals with the Muslim community in Sweden in view of the majority–minority dynamics with focus on how values, attitudes, behaviors, and practices of the Swedish majority influence Muslim minority communities and how majority society’s approach to Muslims and Islam influences both the relationship Muslims have with non-Muslims and the understandings that Muslims have of Islam.
Keywords: ‘clash of civilizations’; global conflict; ‘Swedish values’; equal opportunities; media; Scandinavian populist parties; Islamic changes

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Roald, A.S. Majority versus Minority: ‘Governmentality’ and Muslims in Sweden. Religions 2013, 4, 116-131.

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Roald AS. Majority versus Minority: ‘Governmentality’ and Muslims in Sweden. Religions. 2013; 4(1):116-131.

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Roald, Anne S. 2013. "Majority versus Minority: ‘Governmentality’ and Muslims in Sweden." Religions 4, no. 1: 116-131.

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