Muslim Citizenship In Liberal Democracies: Civic And Political Participation In The West (palgrave Politics Of Identity And Citizenship Series)
by Mario Peucker /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book explores Muslims’ civic and political participation in
Australia and Germany, shedding light on their individual
experiences, motives for, and personal implications of their
multi-faceted engagement. Based on in-depth interviews with
Muslims who have been active within a Muslim community context,
mainstream civil society and the political arena, this
comparative study reveals the enormous
complexities and dynamics of active Muslim citizenship. The
author paints a picture of Muslims as ‘almost ordinary’ citizens,
who – despite experiences of stigmatisation and exclusion – often
seek to contribute to the advancement of society and the
promotion of social justice. Their civic engagement, even within
a Muslim community context, builds intra- and cross-community
networks, and contrary to widespread contestation of Islam and
its place in the West, their faith is anything but a civic
obstacle to their active citizenship agenda.
This book explores Muslims’ civic and political participation in
Australia and Germany, shedding light on their individual
experiences, motives for, and personal implications of their
multi-faceted engagement. Based on in-depth interviews with
Muslims who have been active within a Muslim community context,
mainstream civil society and the political arena, this
comparative study reveals the enormous
complexities and dynamics of active Muslim citizenship. The
author paints a picture of Muslims as ‘almost ordinary’ citizens,
who – despite experiences of stigmatisation and exclusion – often
seek to contribute to the advancement of society and the
promotion of social justice. Their civic engagement, even within
a Muslim community context, builds intra- and cross-community
networks, and contrary to widespread contestation of Islam and
its place in the West, their faith is anything but a civic
obstacle to their active citizenship agenda.
This book will be of interest to scholars and students in
the fields of Sociology, Politics, Islamic Studies, Sociology of
Religion and Political Participation.
This book will be of interest to scholars and students in
the fields of Sociology, Politics, Islamic Studies, Sociology of
Religion and Political Participation.