Publications
Academic publications, policy reports and public-facing writing.
Co-edited volumes
Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 18
The forthcoming eighteenth volume of the Yearbook of Muslims in Europe provides an annual overview of developments affecting Muslim communities across Europe.
Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 17
The Yearbook of Muslims in Europe provides an annual overview of the latest research on forty-five European countries.
Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 16
The Yearbook of Muslims in Europe provides an annual overview of the latest research on forty-five European countries.
An annotated course guide to feminist theories, queer and gender studies, together with a guide to queer-feminist groups and spaces in Vienna.
Journal articles
The article examines how decolonial and intersectional approaches can move beyond intellectual commitments toward transformative academic practice. It focuses on institutional structures, marginalized forms of knowledge, and researchers’ own roles in academic knowledge production.
Book chapters
Austria — Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 18
Annual country report on developments affecting Muslims in Austria.
Austria — Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 17
The year 2024 marked a turning point in Austria’s political landscape, underscored by unprecedented election results strongly influenced by migration and security concerns.
Austria — Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 16
In 2023, the subject of security consistently played a role in public debate and for Austria’s Muslim communities.
Austria — Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 15
2022 was a year of global crises, from the declining COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine and the resulting energy and inflation crisis.
Austria — Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 14
The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped political debates concerning Muslims in Austria in 2021, as the radical right increasingly focused on anti-vaccination politics. Government policies on Islam and developments within major Muslim organizations remained important aspects of the year.
Austria — Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 13
Islam-related policies remained on the Austrian government’s agenda despite the change in coalition in 2020. The November terrorist attack in Vienna intensified the securitization of Islam, while the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the broader political and social context.
Austria — Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 12
Legal disputes surrounding the Islam Law and restrictions on religious practices shaped the situation of Muslims in Austria in 2019. Muslim organizations also launched new initiatives to strengthen their participation in public debates, interreligious dialogue, and efforts against antisemitism.
Austria — Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 11
Austria’s new right-wing coalition marked a shift toward more restrictive policies on Islam in 2018, affecting religious practices and Muslim institutions. Internal conflicts within the Islamic Religious Community and growing reports of anti-Muslim discrimination were further key developments during the year.
Austria — Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 10
Restrictive policies on Islamic religious practices and debates over values and belonging shaped discussions about Islam in Austria in 2017. The report also covers the implementation of the 2015 Islam Law, anti-Muslim discrimination, Muslim institutional responses, and the entry of the radical-right Freedom Party into government.
Pakistanische Diaspora in Österreich
This report offers an overview of the Pakistani community in Austria, focusing on demographic data, employment, education, migration patterns and cultural life.
Policy reports
Emergency relocation and the future of solidarity in the European Union — a fresh approach?
This paper discusses the emergency relocation schemes envisaged in the 2015 European Agenda on Migration, focusing on their ability to serve as a solidarity mechanism for all member states.
Public scholarship
Gewalt durch Männer: Eine sachliche Debatte ist dringend notwendig
A response to Elisabeth Postl’s call, issued after recent femicides, that society needs to talk about men too — and needs to talk with them.
Kolumbus’ “Entdeckung” und der koloniale Albtraum — weiterführende Gedanken zur Erinnerungskultur
A response to Karl Gaulhofer’s article questioning how critically Columbus should be remembered.
Blog posts
Für eine dekoloniale Wende in der Wissenschaft
Despite growing engagement with decolonial and intersectional approaches in academia, deeply rooted structures of exclusion persist.
What does it mean for Austrian society to build a culture of remembrance around a symbolic figure such as Columbus?
