Olivier Roy ( born 1949 in La Rochelle ) is a French political scientist , professor at the European University Institute in Florence , Italy . He has published articles and books on secularisation and Islam including " Global Islam " , 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 . More recently he has written on the Charlie Hebdo shooting , and the November 2015 Paris attacks
Charlie Hebdo shooting
Charlie Hebdo shooting
Olivier Roy (professor)