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Olivier Roy (political scientist)

December 07, 2023

Olivier Roy (born 1949 in La Rochelle) is a French political scientist, professor at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.[1][2] He has published articles and books on secularisation[3] and Islam[4] including "Global Islam",[5] and The Failure of Political Islam. He is known to have "a different view of radical Islam" than some other experts, seeing it as peripheral, Westernized and part of a radicalized and "virtual" rather than pious and "actual" Muslim community.[6] More recently he has written on the Charlie Hebdo shooting,[7] and the November 2015 Paris attacks.[8]

Olivier Roy, 2017

Early life edit

Roy was born in 1949 in La Rochelle.[9] Roy received an agrégation in philosophy and a master's degree in Persian language and civilization in 1972 from the French Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales. In 1973 he worked as high school teacher. In the 1970s he was active in the maoist movement "La Gauche prolétarienne" (Proletarian Left).[10] In 1996, he received his PhD in political science from the IEP.

Career edit

He was previously a research director at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and a lecturer for both the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) and the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (IEP).

From 1984 to 2008, he was a consultant for the French Foreign Ministry. In 1988, Roy served as a United Nations Office for Coordinating Relief in Afghanistan (UNOCA) consultant. Beginning in August 1993, Roy served as special Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) representative to Tajikistan until February 1994, at which time he was selected as head of the OSCE mission to Tajikistan, a position he held until October 1994.[11]

Roy is the author of books on Iran, Islam and Asian politics. These works include Globalized Islam: The search for a new ummah, Today's Turkey: A European State? and The Illusions of September 11. He also serves on the editorial board of the academic journal Central Asian Survey. His best-known book, L'Echec de l'Islam politique (1992) (The Failure of Political Islam) (1994), is a standard text for students of political Islam.

Roy wrote widely on the 2005 civil unrest in France, rebutting the suggestion that the violence was religiously inspired. He argues that Islamism is merely the rubric under which troubled youth enact their violent inclinations.[12] A view adamantly opposed by Roy's intellectual rival, Gilles Kepel.[12]

According to Judith Miller, in the wake of the September 11 attacks Olivier argued that militant Islamism of the type represented by Al Qaeda had peaked and was fading into insignificance.[13]

His book Secularism Confronts Islam (Columbia, 2007) offers a perspective on the place of Islam in secular society and looks at the diverse experiences of Muslim immigrants in the West. Roy examines how Muslim intellectuals have made it possible for Muslims to live in a secularized world while maintaining the identity of a "true believer."

In 2010 he published Holy Ignorance, When Religion and Culture Part Ways, an analysis of religion, ethnicity and culture and the results when these part ways.

After the Charlie Hebdo shooting he argued that most French Muslims were committed to prevent violence,[14] and after the November 2015 Paris attacks, he wrote a strategic analysis of ISIS and the fight against it, published in The New York Times.[8]

In 2017, Roy's assertion that jihadi terrorism is only loosely connected to Islamic fundamentalism was criticised by French scholar Gilles Kepel, who said that Roy neither speaks Arabic nor looks into the Salafi doctrine behind the jihadism.[15] Roy has said "I have been accused of disregarding the link between terrorist violence and the religious radicalisation of Islam through Salafism, the ultra-conservative interpretation of the faith. I am fully aware of all of these dimensions; I am simply saying that they are inadequate to account for the phenomena we study, because no causal link can be found on the basis of the empirical data we have available."[16]

Other activities edit

Bibliography edit

  • Leibniz et la Chine. Vrin. 1972. ISBN 978-2-7116-0670-2.
  • Afghanistan: Islam et modernité politique. Seuil. 1985.
  • L'échec de l'Islam politique. Édition du Seuil. 1992. ISBN 978-2-02-014153-6.
  • Roy, Olivier; Volk, Carol (1996). The Failure of Political Islam. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-29141-6.
  • Généalogie de l'islamisme, Paris Hachette, 1995
  • Khosrokhavar, Farhad; Roy, Olivier (1999). Iran: comment sortir d'une révolution religieuse. Éd. du Seuil. ISBN 978-2-02-035891-0.
  • The New Central Asia: The Creation of Nations. I.B.Tauris. 2000. ISBN 978-1-86064-278-4.
  • Les illusions du 11 septembre: le débat stratégique face au terrorisme. Seuil. 2002. ISBN 978-2-02-055815-0.
  • La Turquie aujourd'hui: un pays européen?. Encyclopaedia universalis. 2004. ISBN 978-2-85229-783-8.
  • Zahab, Mariam Abou; Roy, Olivier (2004). Islamist Networks: The Afghan-Pakistan Connection. Columbia University Press. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-0-231-13364-7.
  • Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah. Columbia University Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-231-13499-6.
  • Secularism Confronts Islam. Columbia University Press. 1 January 2007. ISBN 978-0-231-51179-7.
  • La Sainte Ignorance: Le temps de la religion sans culture. Seuil. 2013-03-18. ISBN 978-2-02-111494-2.
  • Jihad and Death: The Global Appeal of Islamic State. Hurst Publishers. 2017-11-07. ISBN 978-1-84-904698-5.
  • In Search of the Lost Orient: An Interview. Columbia University Press. 2017-11-07. ISBN 978-0-23-117934-8.

Further reading edit

  • Mathieu Perreault, February 2nd, Journal La Presse, Montreal

References edit

  1. ^ "Olivier Roy". European University Institute. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  2. ^ "Olivier Roy on Laicite as Ideology, the Myth of 'National Identity' and Racism in the French Republic". jadaliyya.com. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  3. ^ . eurozine.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  4. ^ "Olivier Roy". Goodreads. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  5. ^ Steele, Jonathan (2004-07-13). "Secularism Confronts Islam". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  6. ^ Judis, John B. (2013-05-22). "Boston: More Like Sandy Hook Than 9/11 - A conversation with Olivier Roy on the nature of the alleged Marathon terrorists". The New Republic. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  7. ^ "There Are More French Muslims Working for French Security Than for Al Qaeda". The Huffington Post. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  8. ^ a b "The Attacks in Paris Reveal the Strategic Limits of ISIS". The New York Times. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  9. ^ "Background (Conversations with History: Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley)". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  10. ^ "Olivier Roy, politologue un peu Tintin", telerama.fr, interview ,9 november 2014
  11. ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). European University Institute. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  12. ^ a b Nossiter, Adam (12 July 2016). "'That Ignoramus': 2 French Scholars of Radical Islam Turn Bitter Rivals". New York Times. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  13. ^ Miller, Judith (29 September 2002). "Naming the Evildoers". New York Times. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  14. ^ "There Are More French Muslims Working for French Security Than for Al Qaeda". The Huffington Post. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  15. ^ Lerner, Davide (2017-06-14). "London Gave Shelter to Radical Islam and Now It's Paying the Price, French Terrorism Expert Says". Haaretz. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  16. ^ Roy, Olivier (13 April 2017). "Who are the new jihadis? | Olivier Roy | The long read". The Guardian.
  17. ^ Members European Council on Foreign Relations.

External links edit

  • Website in French Link to English Language Website On Site
  • Washington Post, PostGlobal Panelist
  • Biography and Articles on Le Monde Diplomatique
  • Interview with Olivier Roy: "Full Equality before the Law for All Religions"
  • The Crisis of the Secular State and the New Forms of Religious Expression by Olivier Roy at France Diplomatie

December 07, 2023
olivier, political, scientist, olivier, born, 1949, rochelle, french, political, scientist, professor, european, university, institute, florence, italy, published, articles, books, secularisation, islam, including, global, islam, failure, political, islam, kno. Olivier Roy born 1949 in La Rochelle is a French political scientist professor at the European University Institute in Florence Italy 1 2 He has published articles and books on secularisation 3 and Islam 4 including Global Islam 5 and The Failure of Political Islam He is known to have a different view of radical Islam than some other experts seeing it as peripheral Westernized and part of a radicalized and virtual rather than pious and actual Muslim community 6 More recently he has written on the Charlie Hebdo shooting 7 and the November 2015 Paris attacks 8 Olivier Roy 2017 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Other activities 4 Bibliography 5 Further reading 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editRoy was born in 1949 in La Rochelle 9 Roy received an agregation in philosophy and a master s degree in Persian language and civilization in 1972 from the French Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales In 1973 he worked as high school teacher In the 1970s he was active in the maoist movement La Gauche proletarienne Proletarian Left 10 In 1996 he received his PhD in political science from the IEP Career editHe was previously a research director at the French National Center for Scientific Research CNRS and a lecturer for both the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences EHESS and the Institut d Etudes Politiques de Paris IEP From 1984 to 2008 he was a consultant for the French Foreign Ministry In 1988 Roy served as a United Nations Office for Coordinating Relief in Afghanistan UNOCA consultant Beginning in August 1993 Roy served as special Organization for Security and Co operation in Europe OSCE representative to Tajikistan until February 1994 at which time he was selected as head of the OSCE mission to Tajikistan a position he held until October 1994 11 Roy is the author of books on Iran Islam and Asian politics These works include Globalized Islam The search for a new ummah Today s Turkey A European State and The Illusions of September 11 He also serves on the editorial board of the academic journal Central Asian Survey His best known book L Echec de l Islam politique 1992 The Failure of Political Islam 1994 is a standard text for students of political Islam Roy wrote widely on the 2005 civil unrest in France rebutting the suggestion that the violence was religiously inspired He argues that Islamism is merely the rubric under which troubled youth enact their violent inclinations 12 A view adamantly opposed by Roy s intellectual rival Gilles Kepel 12 According to Judith Miller in the wake of the September 11 attacks Olivier argued that militant Islamism of the type represented by Al Qaeda had peaked and was fading into insignificance 13 His book Secularism Confronts Islam Columbia 2007 offers a perspective on the place of Islam in secular society and looks at the diverse experiences of Muslim immigrants in the West Roy examines how Muslim intellectuals have made it possible for Muslims to live in a secularized world while maintaining the identity of a true believer In 2010 he published Holy Ignorance When Religion and Culture Part Ways an analysis of religion ethnicity and culture and the results when these part ways After the Charlie Hebdo shooting he argued that most French Muslims were committed to prevent violence 14 and after the November 2015 Paris attacks he wrote a strategic analysis of ISIS and the fight against it published in The New York Times 8 In 2017 Roy s assertion that jihadi terrorism is only loosely connected to Islamic fundamentalism was criticised by French scholar Gilles Kepel who said that Roy neither speaks Arabic nor looks into the Salafi doctrine behind the jihadism 15 Roy has said I have been accused of disregarding the link between terrorist violence and the religious radicalisation of Islam through Salafism the ultra conservative interpretation of the faith I am fully aware of all of these dimensions I am simply saying that they are inadequate to account for the phenomena we study because no causal link can be found on the basis of the empirical data we have available 16 Other activities editFormer European Council on Foreign Relations ECFR Member 17 Bibliography editLeibniz et la Chine Vrin 1972 ISBN 978 2 7116 0670 2 Afghanistan Islam et modernite politique Seuil 1985 L echec de l Islam politique Edition du Seuil 1992 ISBN 978 2 02 014153 6 Roy Olivier Volk Carol 1996 The Failure of Political Islam Harvard University Press ISBN 978 0 674 29141 6 Genealogie de l islamisme Paris Hachette 1995 Khosrokhavar Farhad Roy Olivier 1999 Iran comment sortir d une revolution religieuse Ed du Seuil ISBN 978 2 02 035891 0 The New Central Asia The Creation of Nations I B Tauris 2000 ISBN 978 1 86064 278 4 Les illusions du 11 septembre le debat strategique face au terrorisme Seuil 2002 ISBN 978 2 02 055815 0 La Turquie aujourd hui un pays europeen Encyclopaedia universalis 2004 ISBN 978 2 85229 783 8 Zahab Mariam Abou Roy Olivier 2004 Islamist Networks The Afghan Pakistan Connection Columbia University Press pp 3 ISBN 978 0 231 13364 7 Globalized Islam The Search for a New Ummah Columbia University Press 2006 ISBN 978 0 231 13499 6 Secularism Confronts Islam Columbia University Press 1 January 2007 ISBN 978 0 231 51179 7 La Sainte Ignorance Le temps de la religion sans culture Seuil 2013 03 18 ISBN 978 2 02 111494 2 Jihad and Death The Global Appeal of Islamic State Hurst Publishers 2017 11 07 ISBN 978 1 84 904698 5 In Search of the Lost Orient An Interview Columbia University Press 2017 11 07 ISBN 978 0 23 117934 8 Further reading editMathieu Perreault February 2nd Journal La Presse MontrealReferences edit Olivier Roy European University Institute Retrieved 2015 11 30 Olivier Roy on Laicite as Ideology the Myth of National Identity and Racism in the French Republic jadaliyya com Retrieved 2015 07 30 The disconnect between religion and culture eurozine com Archived from the original on 2016 04 06 Retrieved 2015 07 30 Olivier Roy Goodreads Retrieved 2015 07 30 Steele Jonathan 2004 07 13 Secularism Confronts Islam The Guardian Retrieved 2015 07 30 Judis John B 2013 05 22 Boston More Like Sandy Hook Than 9 11 A conversation with Olivier Roy on the nature of the alleged Marathon terrorists The New Republic Retrieved 2015 11 30 There Are More French Muslims Working for French Security Than for Al Qaeda The Huffington Post 2015 09 01 Retrieved 2015 11 30 a b The Attacks in Paris Reveal the Strategic Limits of ISIS The New York Times 2015 11 16 Retrieved 2015 11 30 Background Conversations with History Institute of International Studies UC Berkeley University of California Berkeley Retrieved 2015 07 30 Olivier Roy politologue un peu Tintin telerama fr interview 9 november 2014 Curriculum Vitae PDF European University Institute Retrieved 2015 11 30 a b Nossiter Adam 12 July 2016 That Ignoramus 2 French Scholars of Radical Islam Turn Bitter Rivals New York Times Retrieved 13 July 2016 Miller Judith 29 September 2002 Naming the Evildoers New York Times Retrieved 12 July 2017 There Are More French Muslims Working for French Security Than for Al Qaeda The Huffington Post 2015 09 01 Retrieved 2015 11 30 Lerner Davide 2017 06 14 London Gave Shelter to Radical Islam and Now It s Paying the Price French Terrorism Expert Says Haaretz Retrieved 2018 06 09 Roy Olivier 13 April 2017 Who are the new jihadis Olivier Roy The long read The Guardian Members European Council on Foreign Relations External links editWebsite in French Link to English Language Website On Site Washington Post PostGlobal Panelist Biography and Articles on Le Monde Diplomatique Interview with Olivier Roy Full Equality before the Law for All Religions The Crisis of the Secular State and the New Forms of Religious Expression by Olivier Roy at France Diplomatie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Olivier Roy political scientist amp oldid 1183860222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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