Communication Across Difference in a Democracy: Australian Muslims and the Mainstream

伊斯兰教和民主之间的关系对澳大利亚至关重要。鉴于这些社区可能招募激进的伊斯兰教徒，在自由民主社会的背景下，必须确定这些社区相对于其他群体的地位。关于伊斯兰和西方价值观兼容性的辩论一直非常突出。我们对澳大利亚穆斯林的态度以及他们如何看待自己与西方价值观(以及主流对穆斯林的看法)的关注，对伊斯兰和非伊斯兰社区的政策和社会学习产生了影响，从而影响了更富有成效的社会和政治关系。

The relationship between Islam and democracy is of central importance to Australia. In light of the possibility of radical Islamist recruitment within such communities, it is vital to establish the place of these communities in relation to other groups in the context of a liberal democratic society. The debate on the compatibility of Islamic and western values has been very prominent. Our focus on the attitudes of Australian Muslims and how they perceive themselves in relation to western values (and how the mainstream perceives Muslims) has implications for policy and social learning across Islamic and non-Islamic communities, and so more productive social and political relationships.