Muslims and Political Participation in Britain
Muslims play a prominent role in British political life and yet little is known about this participation beyond the existence of a handful of Muslim MPs. What is unique about political participation in Muslim communities? How do they contribute to electoral politics and civil society initiatives? All the major parties actively seek to court a Muslim electorate but does such a phenomenon exist? Despite the impact that Muslims have had on election campaigns and their roles in various political institutions, research on this topic remains scant. The chapters in this volume address this lacuna by highlighting different aspects of Muslim participation in British politics. They investigate voting patterns and election campaigns, civil society and grassroots political movements, the engagement of young people and the participation of Muslims in formal political institutions. Written in an accessible style, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of political participation and religious studies.
Timothy Peace is Lecturer in Comparative European Politics at the University of Stirling.
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Muslims and political participation in Britain / edited by Timothy Peace.
pages cm. -- (Routledge studies in religion and politics)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Muslims--Great Britain--Politics and government. 2. Political participation--Great Britain. I. Peace, Timothy, editor of compilation, author.
DA125.M87M875 2015
323.0420882970941--dc23
2014033898
ISBN: 978-0-415-72531-6 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-85685-8 (ebk)
