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- Explores active participation by minority cultures in Western
- Offers a unique cross-national comparison of Germany and
- Contributes to the emerging field of politics and civil society
Part of the book series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series (CAL)
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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 will be ofinterest to scholars and students in the fields of Sociology, Politics, Islamic Studies, Sociology of Religion and Political Participation.
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About the author
Mario Peucker is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing, Victoria University, Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Muslim Citizenship in Liberal Democracies
Book Subtitle: Civic and Political Participation in the West
Authors: Mario Peucker
Series Title: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31403-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81032-4Published: 09 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-31403-7Published: 09 August 2016
Series ISSN: 2947-6100
Series E-ISSN: 2947-6119
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 315
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ethnicity Studies, Sociology of Religion, Political Sociology