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“I’m just an Imam, not Superman”: Imams in Switzerland: Between Stakeholder Objects and Self-Interpretation

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Schmid, Hansjörg·2020·Journal of Muslims in Europe
DOI 10.1163/22117954-12341408
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Current debates on Islam in Europe often focus on imams as religious leaders and key figures in integration politics. Muslim associations undergoing processes of transformation and generational change have equally high expectations of imams. This article uses stakeholder theory to analyse the current situation of imams and draws on empirical material from Switzerland to illustrate both multi-faceted stakeholder claims and imams’ self-reflections on role conflicts they experience. It indicates that imams and Muslim associations tend to develop different coping strategies leading either to an enlarged profile for imams or to a differentiation of functions and professions in the social and religious fields.

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Authors
Schmid, H.
Affiliations
University of Fribourg (CH)
Corresponding author
Schmid, Hansjörg
ORCID
Schmid, Hansjörg
Venue
Journal of Muslims in Europe
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Published
2020-01-02
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
64-95
ISSN
  • 2211-792X (ISSN-L)
  • 2211-7954
DOI
10.1163/22117954-12341408
OpenAlex
W2997518152
Cited by
29
References
60
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2
FWCI
3.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
Journal of Muslims in Europe (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Theology and Canon Law Studies
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender
Keywords
imams, Muslim associations, stakeholder theory, role conflict, integration politics, Islam in Europe, generational change, coping strategies, religious leadership, Switzerland

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