Believing and belonging in multicultureel Europa: een minderheidsperspectief

As a consequence of international migration, religion has returned – if it had ever disappeared as an important group boundary in contemporary society. This is evident research on attitudes and social contacts that repeatedly shows segregation negative stereotyping particularly between Muslims non-Muslims, but also religious non-religious individuals. The outlined this inaugural lecture focuses the question under what conditions becomes stronger, when takes more symbolic character or fades altogether. Drawing large-scale survey I aim to establish people with migration background can identify participate European societies are prevalently secular where anti-Islamic discourse strong. What role do length stay intergroup friendship relations play process? will argue addition counting practice frequencies importance religion, we need better understand different meanings immigrants derive from their get grip how why acts