Managing Ethnic Diversity after 9/11 - by Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia & Simon Reich (Hardcover)

About the Book

America's approach to terrorism has focused on traditional national security methods under the assumption that terrorism's roots are foreign and the solution to greater security lies in conventional military practices. Europe offers a different model, with its response to internal terrorism relying on police procedures. Managing Ethnic Diversity after 9/11 compares these strategies and considers that both may have engendered greater radicalization--and a greater chance of home-grown terrorism.

Book Synopsis

America's approach to terrorism has focused on traditional national security methods, under the assumption that terrorism's roots are foreign and the solution to greater security lies in conventional practices. Europe offers a different model, with its response to internal terrorism relying on police procedures.

Managing Ethnic Diversity after 9/11 compares these two strategies and considers that both may have engendered greater radicalization--and a greater chance of home-grown terrorism. Essays address how transatlantic countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands have integrated ethnic minorities, especially Arabs and Muslims, since 9/11. Discussing the "securitization of integration," contributors argue that the neglect of civil integration has challenged the rights of these minorities and has made greater security more remote.

Review Quotes

"A must-read for anyone interested in immigration, integration, and security since [September 11, 2001]."-- "Multicultural Review"

About the Author

ARIANE CHEBEL d'APPOLLONIA is associate professor at the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University and associate researcher at the CEVIPOF (Sciences Po, Paris).
SIMON REICH is professor in the Division of Global Affairs at Rutgers University, Newark. Together they coedited Immigration, Integration, and Security: America and Europe in Comparative Perspective.