The Runnymede model is self-reinforcing and theoretically weak
Evidence
Consequently, the whole notion of Islamophobia was questioned, concluding the report and model’s authority somewhat refutable: inappropriate, misguided and largely unworkable in practice; theoretically and conceptually weak; and lacking the necessary depth of thought and comprehension required if greater clarity and less contestation were to ensue. Most worrying was that the report and its model were self-reinforcing and self-perpetuating of that which it deemed to be Islamophobia. — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 915
Categorization
- XREF: This is Allen’s verdict on the Runnymede framework, the rival camp this reader is surveying — critical for mapping the field. — connects to: Runnymede’s open-closed binary reproduces the very dualism it condemns — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 373; The Runnymede report’s definition is self-reinforcing and theoretically weak — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 915; The Runnymede model so dominated Islamophobia discourse that it escaped critical scrutiny — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 914
Related
- The Runnymede report’s definition is self-reinforcing and theoretically weak (similarity 0.96)
- The Runnymede model so dominated Islamophobia discourse that it escaped critical scrutiny (similarity 0.91)
- The Runnymede model essentialises Muslims and reduces Islam. (similarity 0.90)
- The Runnymede model itself reduces Muslims to Islam as a common denominator. (similarity 0.89)
- Runnymede’s model failed to distinguish Islamophobia from other similar phenomena (similarity 0.89)
- Established definitions of Islamophobia resist replacement despite their inadequacy (similarity 0.88)
- The Runnymede definition conflates Islamophobia’s effects with its core (similarity 0.87)
- The Runnymede Report’s definition shifted within its own pages toward closed views (similarity 0.87)
- The Runnymede Report redefined Islamophobia around closed views of Islam (similarity 0.87)
- The Runnymede Report gained authority despite being a non-academic policy document (similarity 0.86)
- Runnymede’s open-closed binary reproduces the very dualism it condemns (similarity 0.86)
- The Runnymede Report’s own practice reproduced the monolithic Muslim it condemned (similarity 0.85)
- Runnymede’s core aim is countering monolith views of Islam (similarity 0.85)
- The Runnymede Report’s definition of Islamophobia shifted and changed within its own pages. (similarity 0.85)
- Runnymede’s 1997 Islamophobia framework is a liberal construct defining harm as unfounded hostility (similarity 0.85)
Broader Connections
- The Runnymede report’s definition is self-reinforcing and theoretically weak
#corroborates(1.00) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 915 - The Runnymede model so dominated Islamophobia discourse that it escaped critical scrutiny
#complicates(0.72) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 914