Law as Movement Strategy: How the Islamophobia Movement Institutionalizes Fear Through Legislation

Islamophobia is a strategic movement led by a small, tightly networked group of misinformation experts that institutionalizes fear and suspicion of Islam through bills and ballot initiatives. This profile examines the ways in which the Islamophobia movement uses law as a strategy, framing the anti-M...

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Published inSocial movement studies Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 267 - 274
Main Author Yazdiha, Haj
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.04.2014
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Audiences
Ballots
Discrimination
discursive opportunity
Experts
Fear
framing
Institutionalization
Islam
Islamophobia
Law
Legislation
movement strategy
Political Movements
Political Power
Profiles
Referendums
Social movements
Time
Trust
Xenophobia
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ISSN1474-2837
1474-2829
DOI10.1080/14742837.2013.807730

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Summary:Islamophobia is a strategic movement led by a small, tightly networked group of misinformation experts that institutionalizes fear and suspicion of Islam through bills and ballot initiatives. This profile examines the ways in which the Islamophobia movement uses law as a strategy, framing the anti-Muslim movement as a subject of constitutional concern. By strategically inserting Islamophobia into the legal sphere, movement participants shift the ways in which audiences perceive and legitimize the movement. Over time, the successful use of law as movement strategy can shift broader discourses, giving constructed frames institutionalized, political power.
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ISSN:1474-2837
1474-2829
DOI:10.1080/14742837.2013.807730