This book examines the relationship between Europe and Islam with special attention to general themes and national experiences. It reveals how the challenge of multiculturalism plays out differently across diverse institutional contexts and offers a gateway to understanding the special relationship between Europe and the Muslim world.

Erik Jones is Professor of European Studies and International Political Economy at the School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University. He is also Senior Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford.

Saskia van Genugten is the author of Libya in Western Foreign Policies (2016). She has a PhD degree in European Studies from SAIS Johns Hopkins University and currently works as a UAE-based researcher.

Introduction 1. Secularism and Islam: The Theological Predicament 2. EU Foreign Policy and Political Islam: Towards a New Entente in the Post-Arab Spring Era? 3. The French Debate on National Identity and the Sarkozy Presidency: A Retrospective 4. Muslim Organisations and Intergenerational Change in Germany 5. Muslims in Italy: The Need for an 'Intesa' with the Italian State 6. The Netherlands and Islam: In Defence of Liberalism and Progress? 7. Islam and Muslim Communities in the UK: Multiculturalism, Faith and Security 8. Identity, Solidarity, and Islam in Europe