Olivier Roy (political scientist)

Olivier Roy, 2017

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]

  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. ^ "The disconnect between religion and culture". 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. ^ "The Attacks in Paris Reveal the Strategic Limits of ISIS". The New York Times. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2015-11-30.