Organizing Muslims and Integrating Islam in Germany New Developments in the 21st Century 1st Edition by Kerstin Rosenow Williams ISBN 9004234470 9789004234475

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ISBN 10: 9004234470 
ISBN 13: 9789004234475
Author: Kerstin Rosenow Williams

Organizing Muslims and Integrating Islam in Germany New Developments in the 21st Century 1st Table of contents:

1. Introduction

• The Research Question

• Structure of the Book

2. Studying Islamic Organizations: Empirical and Theoretical Approaches

• Existing Studies on Muslim Life in Germany

• The Missing Link to Organizational Sociology

• Historical Background: Migration and Muslim Presence in Germany

• Integration and Segregation Debates

• Review of Quantitative, Qualitative, and Comparative Studies

• Transnational and Organizational Perspectives

• Sociological Neoinstitutionalism

• The Concept of Legitimacy

• Organizational Efficiency: Contingency Theory

• Intermediary Organizations and Member Interests

3. A New Research Framework: Applying Organizational Sociology to the Study of Islamic Organizations

• Institutional Expectations vs. Member Interests

• The German Institutional Environment

• Organizational Legitimacy and Efficiency

• Cross-Border Organizational Ties

• Patterns of Organizational Behavior

  • Adaptation

  • Decoupling

  • Protest

• Research Hypotheses and Methods

• Case Study Selection

• Interview Methodology

• Organizational Documents Analysis

4. The Institutional Environment: A Macro-Perspective on Islam, Integration, and Security in Germany

• Regulative Dimension: Law and Policy

• Cognitive Dimension: Media and Public Discourses

• Normative Dimension: Political Expectations

• Securitization and Islamization of Integration Debates

• Summary of Institutional Changes

5. The Individual Organization: A Micro-Perspective

• Overview of Islamic Organizations in Germany

• Member Interests: Youth, Women, Generational Dynamics

• Case Study 1: DITIB

  • History, Structure, Activities, Partners

  • Organizational Behavior

• Case Study 2: IGMG

  • History, Structure, Activities, Partners

  • Organizational Behavior

• Case Study 3: ZMD

  • History, Structure, Activities, Partners

  • Organizational Behavior

• Comparative Summary

6. The Organizational Field: A Meso-Perspective

• Inter-Organizational Relations

  • Competition and Cooperation

  • Founding and Role of KRM (Coordination Council of Muslims)

• Political Relations

  • The German Islam Conference (DIK)

  • Legitimacy and Recognition

• Media Relations and Public Perceptions

• Relations with Other Religious and Civil Society Actors

• Transnational Relations

  • Turkish State Influence

  • Diaspora Ties

• Strategic Responses to Institutional Pressures

7. Conclusion and Outlook

• Summary of Theoretical Contributions

• Organizational Strategies: Adaptation, Decoupling, Protest

• Key Findings from Case Studies

• Limitations and Future Research

• The Volatility of the Field and Pending Issues

• Toward Greater Mutual Awareness

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