H2020Индивидуална стипендия2018–2020

ReMix · Christian-Muslim families dealing with religious pluralism in everyday family life Religious reconstruction in religiously mixed marriages

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2018-02-12 → 2020-02-21
Финансиране от ЕС: 160 800 €
Участници: 1
Схема: MSCA-IF-EF-ST

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Накратко на български

Семейства с партньори християни и мюсюлмани във Франция и Белгия показват как хората се справят с религиозните различия в ежедневието си. Анализът помага да се разбере как социалната среда и предразсъдъците влияят върху тези връзки и тяхната стабилност.

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Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

Резултати накратко

Christian-Muslim families dealing with religious pluralism in everyday family lifeReligious reconstruction in religiously mixed marriages

In Europe, the stigmatisation of Muslim migration and its association with a threat to a presumed “national identity” is a key argument which, in the public space, presents a monolithic “Muslim identity” as the emblem of “otherness”, reinforcing in the public debate the paradigm of the “clash of civilisations” suggested by Huntington (1996). As a consequence, marriages between Muslim and non-Muslim represent a microcosm in which to study the majority-minority group boundaries and the social perception of Muslims by the majority society. Quantitative studies demonstrate that interfaith marriages lead to higher divorce rates, suggesting that the latter are due to communication difficulties and disagreements caused by cultural differences between partners, as well as to hostility from families of origin, religious institutions and society. However, rather than being firmly and empirically established, these concepts remain mere assumptions and conceal the ways in which those involved actively deal with these dynamics to prevent damage to their relationship. Couples defined as Christian-Muslim represent an emblematic case-study within the phenomenon of mixed marriage because, within the social space of the family, they incorporate ethnic and religious differences represented as “strong” and “conflicting” in the academic and public debate. Because of the strong presence of anti-Muslim public discourses among the political arena France and Belgium represented two meaningful contexts to study not only how partners deal with their different backgrounds but also how different social contexts impact on their everyday family life. The challenge addressed aimed at gaining empirical understanding of a pattern firmly established in quantitative studies, i.e., interfaith marriages have higher divorce rates. This project thus focused, through an in-depth qualitative study, on the daily life of such families to understand: 1) what differences are responsible for tension between spouses, 2) how do they deal with this in order to avoid damage to their relationship, 3) and how does gender interfere with these problems.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

Mixed families are both the index and agent of social change: they exemplify the increase in migration flows and provide us with an opportunity to analyse the everyday processes related to Europe’s growing pluralism. Quantitative studies demonstrate that interfaith marriages lead to higher divorce rates, suggesting that the latter are due to communication difficulties and disagreements caused by cultural differences between partners, as well as to hostility from families of origin, religious institutions and society at large. However, rather than being firmly and empirically established, these concepts remain mere assumptions and, as such, also conceal the ways in which those involved actively and reflexively deal with these dynamics to prevent damage to their relationship. Much scholarly attention has focused on couples defined as Islamic-Catholic or Muslim-Christian, which represent a paradigmatic case study of “mixedness” that typically incorporates differences pertaining to ethnicity, class and faith. The challenge of this project gives an empirically adequate exploration of a pattern firmly established in quantitative studies, i.e., that interfaith marriages give rise to high divorce rates. This project thus aims to understand, through an in-depth qualitative study, the daily life of such families: what differences are responsible for tension between spouses, how they deal with this in order to avoid damage to their relationship, and how gender interferes with these problems. Mixed marriages will be a key to examine the whole of society facing new family changes, Islam and religious diversity in everyday life. The research project addresses the EU lines of Horizon 2020, studying one of the major challenges for an “inclusive and multicultural” Europe. The fellowship will provide me with wider competence, publications and connections necessary to apply for an ERC Grant in 2019.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

Участници

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · LeuvenКоординаторБелгия