Organizing Muslims and Integrating Islam in Germany ─ New Developments in the 21st Century

In "Organizing Muslims and Integrating Islam in Germany," Kerstin Rosenow-Williams analyzes the challenges faced by Islamic organizations in Germany since the beginning of the 21st century. Outlining the expectations German political actors have of Islamic organizations and the internal interests of these organizations, the author illustrates that organizational response strategies involve patterns not only of adaptation, but also of decoupling and protest. The study introduces an innovative research framework based on organizational sociology and provides empirical insights into three major Islamic umbrella organizations (DITIB, IGMG, ZMD) and their relationships with other actors. The comprehensive analysis of the German institutional environment and related developments in Islamic organizations makes this study highly relevant to scholars and politicians, as well as the general public.

Kerstin Rosenow-Williams, Ph.D., is a researcher at the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict at Ruhr University Bochum. She has published on Islamic organizations and on integration and migration policies from a German, European, and transatlantic perspective.