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the Contribution of Counterterrorism to Islamophobia and Muslim Discrimination in Belgium
Taschner, Anouk Emilie ; Anceschi, Luca (vedoucí práce) ; Aslan, Emil (oponent)
Despite the important expansion of counterterrorism in the West as a response to jihadist terrorist attacks, their effect on Islamophobia and Muslim discrimination has mostly been researched in the United Kingdom and only to a limited extent in other countries. This dissertation analyses the contribution of counterterrorism to Islamophobia and Muslim discrimination in Belgium. As Belgium had not been confronted to any major terrorist threats, the Belgian counterterrorism framework is mainly influenced by the European Union's counterterrorism strategy and international cooperation, which is built upon the jihadist threat in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. The European Union's counterterrorism measures become increasingly repressive and create an utilitarian value system, in which the security of the majority is prioritised over the freedom of minorities, such as the Muslim one. This qualitative case study assesses Islamophobia and Muslim discrimination in Belgium's legislative framework and policies. It then proceeds with the analysis of the perception of the Islamic threat by the five main federal actors to counter terrorism, namely, The State Security Service (La Sûreté de l'Etat), The Framework for Security (La Note Cadre de Sécurité Intégrale), The Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis...
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