Introduction. - Chapter 1. Managing the Muslim Diaspora: Comparing Practices and Policies in Several European Cities. - Chapter 2. Accepting Muslims but Fearing Islam? Views Toward Islam and Muslims in 16 Western Countries. - Chapter 3. Political Islam: Violent and Non-Violent Approaches. - Chapter 4. Jihadist Terrorism in the United States. - Chapter 5. Jihadist Terrorism in Europe. - Chapter 6. Examining the Relationship between Alienation and Radicalization into Violent Extremism. - Chapter 7. The Role of the Dialogical Model of Conflict Resolution in the Prevention of Violent Radicalization. - Chapter 8. Understanding the Interplay of Counter-Extremism Trends and Muslim Communities in Europe. - Chapter 9. Intersecting Globalization, Islamophobia, Radicalization and Securitization. - Chapter 10. Muslims in European Prisons: Religious Needs, Management of Diversity, and Policies for Preventing Radicalization in Italian Penitentiaries. - Chapter 11. The Role of Mass Media and Social Media in Islamist Violent Extremism. - Chapter 12. Heroes or Terrorists? Muslim Second Generations in Western Media. - Chapter 13. Human Security Approach to Emergency Rule in Turkey. - Conclusion.

“A subject of enduring significance, examined here in comparative, multi-disciplinary and historically-minded manner. A fascinating and impressive book.” 

– Professor Richard English, author of Does Terrorism Work? A History

“A key strength of Islam and Security in the West is its stubborn insistence on a close examination of the actual lived experience and grassroots perspectives of ‘frontline’ communities on the Western front of the (so-called) Global War on Terror. As the 21^st Century continues its troubled evolution, this important collection of essays looks set to remain both timely and provocative.”

– Dr Tim Wilson, Director, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), University of St Andrews

“The diversity of expertise of the contributors means that while it is enriching it is also bound to intellectually stimulate, excite and agitate the reader. This is a major contribution to the thinking and concerned reader. A must read.”

– Professor Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, School of International Service, American University, Washington DC

What changes have the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001 and the subsequent attacks in Europe brought to Western societies? In what ways have these events and their aftermath impacted on the relationships between Muslim communities and Western societies? This book explores the remaking of the relationship between Islam and Islamism, on the one hand, and security and securitization, on the other hand, by arguing that 9/11 and its aftermath have led to the opening of a new phase in Western and European history and have remade the relationship between Islam and governmental and societal approaches to security. The authors utilize case studies across the Western world to understand this relationship.

Stefano Bonino, PhD, is the author of Muslims in Scotland: The Making of Community in a Post-9/11 World.

Roberta Ricucci is Professor of Sociology of Islam and Sociology of Migration at the University of Torino, Italy.

A subject of enduring significance, examined here in comparative, multi-disciplinary and historically-minded manner. A fascinating and impressive book. (Professor Richard English, author of Does Terrorism Work? A History)

Like H.G. Wells’s War of the Worlds, Samuel Huntington’s 1993 prediction of a Class of Civilizations mesmerized many with its suggestion of a coming vortex of cosmic conflict. And yet, in practice, the sheer complexity of Muslim experience in the West has not been reducible to academic soundbites, however elegantly phrased. By contrast, a key strength of Islam and Security in the West is its stubborn insistence on a close examination of the actual lived experience and grassroots perspectives of ‘frontline’ communities on the Western front of the (so-called) Global War on Terror. As the 21^st Century continues its troubled evolution, this important collection of essays looks set to remain both timely and provocative. (Dr Tim Wilson, Director, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), University of St Andrews)

This is a rich collection of varying opinions on one of the most urgent and important issues facing Europe today: its relationship with the Muslim community. The diversity of expertise of the contributors means that while it is enriching it is also bound to intellectually stimulate, excite and agitate the reader. In short this is a major contribution to the thinking and concerned reader.  A must read. (Professor Akbar Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, School of International Service, American University, Washington DC)

A unique exploration of the relationship between Islam and Islamism, on the one hand, and security and securitization, on the other hand, since the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 and the subsequent waves of attacks in Europe The book originally highlights the new relations between Muslims and Western societies in a post-9/11 world The book utilizes case studies from across the Western world to understand how governmental and societal approaches to Islam and security have changed in the past twenty years

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