Public defence: Edin Kozaric
Edin Kozaric will defend his thesis for the PhD programme in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education.
Edin Kozaric will defend his thesis for the PhD programme in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education.
Title of the trial lecture: "Social exclusion and inclusion of Muslims in Norway: A critical examination of the ‘Action plan to combat discrimination and hatred towards Muslims (2025-2030)’'" Handlingsplan mot muslimfiendtlighet 2025–2030 (regjeringen.no)
The title of the thesis is "Taking Muslim Experiences with Social Exclusion and Inclusion Seriously. From Islamophobia and Racialization towards Lived Misrecognition, Non-recognition, and Recognition."
The committee consist of
The leader of the public defence is Vice Dean of Education Finn Aarsæther, Faculty of Education and International Studies, OsloMet.
The main supervisor is Professor Torkel Brekke, Religion and Society at MF Norwegian School of Theology. The co-supervisor is Professor Katrine Fangen, Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo.
This thesis builds on focus groups and interviews with 72 participants (50 male, 22 female) across 10 municipalities in Norway to explore how Norwegian Muslims experience social exclusion and inclusion within Norwegian society.
The primary contribution of this thesis lies in its empirical demonstration, and theoretical development, of three differential experiences tied to social exclusion, and inclusion, amongst my interlocutors.
In abstract, I theorize Norwegian Muslim experiences with social exclusion as lived misrecognition and non-recognition, and their experiences with inclusion as lived recognition. I also demonstrate how these concepts complement, and challenge, contemporary uses of other related concepts, particularly Islamophobia and racialization.