political and civic engagement in West European societies
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Joly, Daniele
- Creator
- Wadia, Khursheed
- Publish Year
- 2017
- Shelfmark
- WER 6 2017 - B
- Thesaurus
- politieke participatie, participatie, moslima's, islam, Verenigd Koninkrijk, Frankrijk
- Description
- This book provides an account of Muslim women’s political and civic engagement in Britain and France. It examines their interaction with civil society and state institutions to provide an understanding of their development as political actors. Three main spheres of action are identified: the ethnic group, religious group and majority society. Table of contents: Muslim Women and Politics: Analytical Framework: Muslims and Women in Britain and France: Migrations, Demographics and Socio-Economic Profiles: Politics and Activisms: Ethnic Group and Islam: Majority Society and Women’s Capacity of Action: Islamic Dress, the War on Terror, Policing Muslim Women.