Domestic fear of Muslim growth directly hardens European opposition to Turkish EU membership

Evidence

The Eurabia scenario may influence attitudes toward Turkey. If Muslims in Europe are seen as a threat, Europeans may be more hesitant to involve Turkey in the European Union (whether as a full member or as an associate). They also may be wary of Islam in Turkey, especially politicized Islam. The view that the AK. Party in Turkey is a threat to freedom there would seem to resonate in an environment where there is a general anxiety over the expansion of Islam. — Michael A. Reynolds and Thomas D. Grant, The Future of Europe and Its Muslims, 219

Categorization

• SEED: Article angle: Eurabia as a scare-multiplier — trace how a fringe demographic narrative set the parameters for a continent-wide enlargement decision.
• XREF: Parallels the colonial-era logic in A Mission to Civilize, where metropolitan anxiety about subject peoples reshaped policy toward whole territories.