Factors encouraging a sense of being ‘at home’ among migrant Muslim communities in Europe Dr Saffron Karlsen Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College London

Outline Study objectives Theoretical background Findings: Feeling ‘at home’ among different Muslim groups in Europe Future directions

Study objectives ‘Muslims in Europe: attitudes and experiences’ ESRC ‘Understanding population trends and processes’ (UPTAP) programme: Oct 2005-2007 Objectives: Describe demographic, socioeconomic and health positions of different religious groups Role and consequences of religiosity

Theoretical background Effects of social interaction on self and group awareness: Victimisation as poor health (Karlsen and Nazroo 2002a, Karlsen et al 2005, Ricci et al 2006 a,b) Victimisation as mode of affiliation (Karlsen and Nazroo 2002b, Karlsen 2004, 2006) Influential ‘community’ factors Lifestyles (Karlsen 2006) Amenities (Karlsen et al 2002, Bajekal et al 2004) Social position (Karlsen et al 2002, Bajekal et al 2004) Protection (Karlsen 2006)

Hypotheses Factors potentially influencing feeling ‘at home’: traditional attitudes and lifestyles; contact with their ‘homeland’; political and economic rights; freedom from threat of victimisation; trust in national and international institutions.

Muslims in Europe study: methods London: 141 Bangladeshi Muslims. Follow-up Health Survey for England 1999. Migration: 1960s, London population: 156,000. Berlin: 225 Turkish Muslims. Random sample from telephone directories. Migration: 1950s, Berlin population: 119,000. Madrid: 205 Moroccan Muslims. Random sample from a Council list. Migration: 1980s, Madrid population: 20,000.

Muslims in Europe study: sample variations

Educational qualifications

Economic and political rights

Victimisation

Institutional trust 1

Institutional trust 2

Contact with ‘homeland’ 1

Contact with ‘homeland’ 2

Local area 1: feeling at home

Local area 2: vandalism and graffiti

Local area 3: neighbours and amenities

Conclusions People will feel ‘at home’ if they: have political and economic rights; reside in places where they feel safe and supported; feel free from the threat of victimisation: local neighbourhood institutions set up to protect them. Varying effect of contact with ‘homeland’ and religosity

Thanks to:. James Nazroo. ESRC. UPTAP programme team Thanks to: James Nazroo ESRC UPTAP programme team The ME team, especially Berta Álvarez-Miranda Joachim Bruess Ken Kollman