No. 226: Views on Islam in Times of Terrorism

Author(s): Darius Farman, Enzo Nussio
Editor(s): Fabien Merz
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 226
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2018

Islamophobia is not more prevalent in Switzerland today than it was before the terrorist violence that Europe has experienced since the 2015 attacks in Paris. Still, Muslims today are often victims of discrimination. The polarized public discourse about Islam may have helped to erode psychological inhibitions against discriminatory behavior.

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Development of Opinions on Islam and Muslims in Switzerland

The Nexus Between Political Culture and Islamophobia