1. The influence of citizenship, institutional trust and racism on feeling ‘at home’ among Muslim groups in Europe. Saffron Karlsen with James Nazroo Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College London

2. Introduction Muslims are a group which is publically demonised Increase in religious victimisation since 9/11 Many Muslims feel positively about life in Europe, and feel ‘at home’ where they live How may we continue to encourage this in the face of this propaganda?

3. Hypotheses People will feel more secure and ‘at home’ if: They have political and economic rights; They reside in places where they feel safe; They feel free to live their lives as they choose, free from the threat of victimisation; They have trust in a nation’s institutions and the influences on those institutions, including those which influence international policy.

4. Muslims in Europe study: methods London: Follow-up to the EMPIRIC 141 Bangladeshi Muslims interviewed by telephone Migration from early 1960s, London population 156,000 Berlin: Random sample of 225 Turkish Muslims from list of Turkish names from telephone directories Migration from early 1950s, Berlin population 119,000 Madrid: Random sample of 205 Moroccan Muslims from a Council list of Moroccan nationals Migration beginning 1980s, Madrid population 20,000

5. Muslims in Europe study: sample variations

6. Education and feeling ‘at home’ in Britain

13. Conclusions People will feel more secure and ‘at home’ if: They have political and economic rights; They reside in places where they feel safe and supported; They feel free to live their lives as they choose, free from the threat of victimisation: –in terms of local neighbourhood –and institutions set up to protect them Varying effect of contact with ‘homeland’ and religosity Effect of country/group-specific characteristics.

14. Thanks to : ESRC UPTAP team UCL the ME team, especially Berta Álvarez-Miranda Joachim Bruess Ken Kollman