Muslims in Western politics / edited by Abdulkader H. Sinno.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sinno, Abdulkader H., 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--Western countries.

Muslims.

Muslims--Europe, Western--Politics and government--Congresses.

Muslims--United States--Politics and government--Congresses.

Muslims--Canada--Politics and government--Congresses.

Muslims--Government policy--Europe, Western--Congresses.

Muslims--Government policy--United States--Congresses.

Muslims--Government policy--Canada--Congresses.

Politics and government.

Muslims--Government policy.

Europe, Western--Politics and government--1989---Congresses.

Europe, Western.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009--Congresses.

United States.

Canada--Politics and government--1980---Congresses.

Canada.

Western Europe.

Western countries.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

x, 301 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2009]

Summary:

Looking closely at relations between Muslims and their host countries, Abdulkader H. Sinno and an international group of scholars examine questions of political representation, identity politics, civil liberties, immigration, and security issues. While many have problematized Muslims in the West, this volume takes a unique stance by viewing Muslims as a normative, and even positive, influence in Western politics. Squarely political and transatlantic in scope, the essays in this collected work focus on Islam and Muslim citizens in Europe and the Americas since 9/11, the European bombings, and the recent riots in France. Main topics include Muslim political participation and activism, perceptions about Islam and politics, Western attitudes about Muslim visibility in the political arena, radicalization of Muslims in an age of apparent shrinking of civil liberties, and personal security in politically uneasy times.

Contents:

1 An Institutional Approach to the Politics of Western Muslim Minorities / Abdulkader H. Sinno 1

Part 1 Western Muslims and Established State-Religion Relations

2 Claiming Space in America's Pluralism: Muslims Enter the Political Maelstrom / Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Robert Stephen Ricks 13

3 The Practice of Their Faith: Muslims and the State in Britain, France, and Germany / J. Christopher Soper, Joel S. Fetzer 35

4 Religion, Muslims, and the State in Britain and France: From Westphalia to 9/11 / Jorgen S. Nielsen 50

Part 2 Western Muslims and Political Institutions

5 Muslim Underrepresentation in American Politics / Abdulkader H. Sinno 69

6 Muslims Representing Muslims in Europe: Parties and Associations after 9/11 / Jytte Klausen 96

7 Muslims in UK Institutions: Effective Representation or Tokenism? / Abdulkader H. Sinno, Eren Tatari 113

Part 3 Institutional Underpinnings of Perceptions of Western Muslims

8 How Europe and Its Muslim Populations See Each Other / Jodie T. Allen, Richard Wike 137

9 Public Opinion toward Muslim Americans: Civil Liberties and the Role of Religiosity, Ideology, and Media Use / Erik C. Nisbet, Ronald Ostman, James Shanahan 161

10 The Racialization of Muslim Americans / Amaney Jamal 200

Part 4 Western Muslims, Civil Rights, and Legal Institutions

11 Canadian National Security Policy and Canadian Muslim Communities / Kent Roach 219

12 Counterterrorism and the Civil Rights of Muslim Minorities in the European Union / Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen 245

13 The Preventive Paradigm and the Rule of Law: How Not to Fight Terrorism / David Cole 264

14 Recommendations for Western Policy Makers and Muslim Organizations / Abdulkader H. Sinno 278.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253352477

0253352479

9780253220240

0253220246

OCLC:

227327938