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Perceptions of mis/recognition: the experiences of Sunni Muslim individuals in Dublin, Ireland

Delaney, Des orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-7897-1486 (2019) Perceptions of mis/recognition: the experiences of Sunni Muslim individuals in Dublin, Ireland. In: Martikainen, Tuomas orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-8109-1781, Mapril, Jóse orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-5993-9029 and Khan, Adil Hussain, (eds.) Muslims at the Margins of Europe: Finland, Greece, Ireland, Portugal. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 137-158. ISBN 978-90-04-40455-7

Abstract
By utilising Axel Honneth’s recognition-theoretic framework alongside empirical data, this research aims to synthesise theory and practice in order to gain a better understanding of how individuals from the Sunni Muslim community living within the Republic of Ireland’s [ROI] capital city, Dublin, perceive how they are recognised within four distinct intersubjective arenas of everyday life – within their familial unit, their religio-cultural community, and the broader legal and societal spheres of interaction. This chapter aims to provide further insights into the perceptions of a relatively understudied minority population and gain a better understanding of the recent transition the ROI has made from being a predominantly homogenous society to one of increasing religio-cultural heterogeneity and plurality. Based on twenty-five qualitative semi-structured interviews, the research finds that although perceptions of misrecognition exist within each particular intersubjective sphere, the majority of interviewees perceive recognition as being fulfilled within the first three spheres; whilst the fourth arena – the societal sphere – is empirically verified as the location in which pathologies of disrespect are most evident and extensive, particularly in relation to various forms of discrimination and negative media representation.
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Item Type:Book Section
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Humanities > Religions
Social Sciences > Globalization
Social Sciences > Multiculturalism
Social Sciences > Migration
DCU Faculties and Centres:UNSPECIFIED
Publisher:Brill
Official URL:https://brill.com/view/title/55286?lang=en
Copyright Information:© 2019 Koninklijke Brill
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:23922
Deposited On:29 Nov 2019 12:09 by Vidatum Academic . Last Modified 08 Aug 2020 03:30
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