Muslim Citizenship in Liberal Democracies: Civic and Political Participation in the West

ISBN-13: 9783319810324 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 315 str.

Mario Peucker

Opis

This book explores Muslims'civic and political participation in Australia and Germany, shedding light ontheir individual experiences, motives for, and personal implications of theirmulti-faceted engagement. Based on in-depth interviews with Muslims who havebeen active within a Muslim community context, mainstream civil society and thepolitical arena, this comparative study reveals the enormous complexities and dynamicsof active Muslim citizenship. The author paints a picture of Muslims as 'almostordinary' citizens, who - despite experiences of stigmatisation and exclusion -often seek to contribute to the advancement of society and the promotion ofsocial justice. Their civic engagement, even within a Muslim community context,builds intra- and cross-community networks, and contrary to widespreadcontestation of Islam and its place in the West, their faith is anything but acivic obstacle to their active citizenship agenda.Thisbook will be of interest to scholars and students in the fields of Sociology,Politics, Islamic Studies, Sociology of Religion and Political Participation.

Spis treści

Introduction.- What is active citizenship?.- 2. Methodology: exploring Muslims' civic and political participation.- 3. Muslims in Australia and Germany: demographics, resources, citizenship.- 4. The Muslim community and political context in Australia and Germany.- 5. Types and trajectories of Muslims' activism.- 6. Goals, motives and driving forces.- 7. Empowering and discouraging factors.- 8. Personal implications of civic activism.- 9. Conclusion

O autorze

Mario Peucker is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing, Victoria University, Australia.