Olivier Roy is a political analyst, a professor at the European University Institute in Florence and an expert on Islam. He has authored numerous books such as Secularism Confronts Islam (2005) and most recently Jihad and Death (2016).
Articles
21.05.2019
How Identity Stole the Debate
The EUI professor examines Europe’s ongoing struggle over social values in times of rising Islamophobia and growing nostalgia for a Christian Europe.
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Security and Identity: Between Fantasy and Reality
France's long and troubled relationship with Islam, and its connexion to a sense of insecurity, is unpacked by Olivier Roy and Esther Benbassa, who also explore the current role of religion in politics in general.
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