Even the UN’s recognition of Islamophobia came without a definition

Evidence

In accrediting Islamophobia with international recognition, it might be expected that the UN would have afforded such an accreditation with some definition or meaning. Unfortunately, and like so many others before them, no definition or meaning of Islamophobia was put forward by the Un leaving Islamophobia once more open to interpretation and contestation. — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 84

Categorization

• DEFINE: Illustrates Allen’s recurring thesis: definitional indeterminacy persists even at the level of international bodies granting formal recognition.
• XREF: connects to: The UN recognized Islamophobia in 2001 without ever defining it; The Copenhagen Declaration treated Islamophobia as self-evidently known without defining it — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 91; Across EU states in 2001 no operable consensus definition of Islamophobia existed — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 675 (+3 more)

Related

• The UN recognized Islamophobia in 2001 without ever defining it (similarity 0.93)
• Across EU states in 2001 no operable consensus definition of Islamophobia existed (similarity 0.91)
• The Copenhagen Declaration treated Islamophobia as self-evidently known without defining it (similarity 0.88)
• Islamophobia’s contestation stems from a failure to define or conceptualise it. (similarity 0.87)
• Efforts to define Islam are what define understanding of Islamophobia (similarity 0.87)
• Contested definitions of Islamophobia deepen the rift over its existence (similarity 0.86)
• Defining Islamophobia as ‘unfounded’ makes its denial subjectively defensible (similarity 0.86)
• Islamophobia persists as a term despite definitional failure because it is now socially real (similarity 0.85)
• Islamophobia’s definitional looseness makes it a contested and unstable concept in Europe (similarity 0.85)
• Poor evidence plus subjective definitions make Islamophobia easy to dismiss (similarity 0.84)
• Ungrounded definitions let racism and Islamophobia be dismissed or perpetuated (similarity 0.84)
• Even the report’s own authors lacked clarity about what Islamophobia is. (similarity 0.84)
• Islamophobia centers on recognition of Muslim-ness and its ideological meaning (similarity 0.84)
• The OED’s first cited use defined Islamophobia as a directed anti-Muslim phenomenon (similarity 0.84)
• Islamophobia must be defined at the level of the signified phenomenon, not its signs (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• Defining Islamophobia as ‘unfounded’ makes its denial subjectively defensible #expands (0.85) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 657
• Anti-Islamophobia measures failed to define the term and conflated distinct discourses #qualifies (0.80) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 100
• Ungrounded definitions let racism and Islamophobia be dismissed or perpetuated #expands (0.78) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 791