Global Islamophobia and the Rise of Populism

Announced by the University of Pittsburgh

Countries across the world are experiencing an alarming rise in ethnonationalism, including in Western self-described democracies. Expressed in racial or religious exclusionary terms, these often-violent movements are led or enabled by governments as a means of scapegoating minorities for failed policies and poor governance. In the most extreme cases, these contemporary ethnonationalist movements seek to ethnically cleanse or eliminate an entire religious or racial minority from the nation-state.

The Democracy and Ethnonationalism Lecture Series, hosted by the Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights, brings to the forefront diverse perspectives and the lived experiences of minorities collectively harmed by ethnonationalism in Europe, India, Israel and North America.