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

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

Peucker, Mario

Paperback

Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship

General Political ScienceGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 3319810324
ISBN13: 9783319810324
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Jun 9 2018
Pages: 315
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.69 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

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.

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