Religione e politica nell’islam territoriale

• Main Author: Roberta Ricucci
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rosenberg & Sellier 2014-12-01
• Series: Quaderni di Sociologia
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/qds/320

How do second-generation Muslims see the relationship between religion and politics at a local level? Are their needs similar to, or different from, those of their parents? And how do local authorities fit into the picture?For some time now, the debate about managing Islam has been carried out at a local level, forming part of the integration policies of the cities which put it into practice.This paper examines the religion-politics relationship by analysing how parents (first generations) and children (second generations) imagine and portray this relationship: requests, way of interaction, representatives’ characteristics can be considered variables taking into account in discussing how immigrants and their second generations express their religious belonging in Italy. Differences emerge, showing how Muslim communities are changing, even though stereotypes still matter. Changes are representing new challenges at local level, where institutions have to manage both cultural and religious differences daily. The paper also studies how local institutions have interacted over time with various Islamic voices, including first- and second-generation, male and female, associations.