书目名称 | Muslim Women and Power |
副标题 | Political and Civic |
编辑 | Danièle Joly,Khursheed Wadia |
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概述 | Winner of the W.J.M. Mackenzie Book Prize 2017.Makes a significant contribution to the understudied field of Muslim women‘s political participation.Provides comparative data from two major European co |
丛书名称 | Gender and Politics |
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描述 | .Winner of the W.J.M. Mackenzie Book Prize 2017.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. The authors argue that Muslim women’s participation is expressed at the intersections of the groups and society to which they belong. In Britain and France, their political attitudes and behaviour are influenced by their national/ethnic origins, religion and specific features of British and French societies. Thus three main spheres of action are identified: the ethnic group, religious group and majority society. Unequal, gendered power relations characterise the interconnection(s) between these spheres of action. Muslim women are positioned within these complex relations and find obstacles and/or facilitators governing their capacity to act politically. The authors suggest that Muslimwomen’s interest in politics, knowledge of it and participation in both institutional and informal politics is higher than expected. This book will appeal to students and scholars of politics, sociology, gender stud |
出版日期 | Book 2017 |
关键词 | political participation; British Muslims; French Muslims; Britain; France; gendered politics; politics and |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48062-0 |
isbn_softcover | 978-1-349-69398-6 |
isbn_ebook | 978-1-137-48062-0Series ISSN 2662-5814 Series E-ISSN 2662-5822 |
issn_series | 2662-5814 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 |