Session

Annotation: The role and impact of Islam and Muslim communities in Europe has become an increasingly critical and important issue for European states, societies and politics. In Western Europe Muslim communities are mainly the outcome of a relatively recent phenomenon of migration, while in Southeastern Europe Muslims have a historical presence of several centuries. In both areas though, Muslim communities or minorities, groups or organizations are often related to highly debated issues of integration, legislation, politics and geopolitics.
The panel aims to address questions with regard to the social and political background of Muslim life in Europe, the activities of Muslim organizations/networks in the European space and the role of Muslims in the shaping of an integrated and consolidated European Union, European integration policies and state policies towards Muslims and Islam in Southeastern Europe, the Europeanization of Balkan political cultures and Muslim communities.