Jonathan Laurence

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Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe
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Jonathan Laurence focuses on Transatlantic relations, Muslims in Europe and the politics of Islam in the West. He is an associate professor of political science at Boston College, where he teaches courses on European politics and state-religion relations in modern Europe. He is the author of numerous articles, essays, and books including, most recently, The Emancipation of Europe's Muslims: The State's Role in Minority Integration. | View Full Bio

  • The Emancipation of Europe's Muslims: The State's Role in Minority Integration

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    The Emancipation of Europe's Muslims: The State's Role in Minority Integration

    2012, Jonathan Laurence

    "An original and thought-provoking study" - The Economist
    "Perhaps the subtlest and most solidly researched analysis of European policies toward Islam" - Foreign Affairs

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    Winner of the American Political Science Association's 2013 Hubert Morken Prize for Best Book in Religion and Politics and its 2013 Prize for Best Book in Migration and Citizenship

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202.797.6103 — Foreign Policy Program

Resources

Expertise

  • Muslims in Europe
  • Islam in the West
  • Counter-terrorism
  • France
  • Italy
  • Germany

Experience

Current Positions

  • Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston College

Past Positions

  • Daimler Fellow, American Academy in Berlin
  • Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Academy
  • Consultant, International Crisis Group
  • Visiting Fellow, CUSE, Brookings
  • Teaching Fellow, Department of Government, Harvard University
  • Instructor, Sciences Po

Education

  • Ph.D. (2006), M.A. (2003) Department of Government, Harvard University
  • B.A. (1998) Cornell University
  • Certificat d'Etudes Politiques (1997) Sciences Po

Language Fluency

  • French
  • German
  • Italian

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