Western Muslims and conflicts abroad : conflict spillovers to diasporas / Juris Pupcenoks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pupcenoks, Juris., author.

Series:

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; 126.

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; 126

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--Western countries--Politics and government.

Muslims.

Government, Resistance to--Western countries.

Government, Resistance to.

Western countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

This book explains why reactive conflict spillovers (political violence in response to conflicts abroad) occur in some migrant-background communities in the West. Based on survey data, statistical datasets, more than sixty interviews with Muslim community leaders and activists, ethnographic research in London and Detroit, and open-source data, this book develops a theoretical explanation for how both differences in government policies and features of migrant-background communities interact to influence the nature of foreign-policy focused activism in migrant communities. Utilizing rigorous, mixed-methods case study analysis, the author comparatively analyses the reactions of the Pakistani community in London and the Arab Muslim community in Detroit to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq during the decade following 9/11. Both communities are politically mobilized and active. However, while London has experienced reactive conflict spillover, Detroit has remained largely peaceful. The key findings show that, with regards to activism in response to foreign policy events, Western Muslim communities primarily politically mobilize on the basis of their ethnic divisions. Nevertheless, one notable exception is the Arab-Israeli conflict, which is viewed through the Islamic lenses; and the common Islamic identity is important in driving mobilization domestically in response to Islamophobia, and counterterrorism policies and practices perceived to be discriminatory.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; List of Foreign Terms; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Reactive Mobilization and Conflict Spillover; 3 Pakistanis in London, Arabs in Detroit; Part I Transnational Mobilization; 4 The Role of Triggers; 5 The Importance of Ethnic Fragmentation; Part II Reactive Conflict Spillover; 6 Violence and Peaceful Mobilization: Pakistanis in London; 7 Generally Peaceful Protest: Arab Muslims in Detroit; 8 Similar Communities, Different Outcomes; References; Appendix: Muslim Code of Honor-Dearborn; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 14, 2016).

ISBN:

1-317-42632-0

1-315-69017-9

1-317-42631-2

9781315690179

OCLC:

932622822