Olivier Roy (political scientist)

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

[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.

[The_New_York_Times-8] "The Attacks in Paris Reveal the Strategic Limits of ISIS". The New York Times. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2015-11-30.

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