Islamic Militant Activism In Belgium The Netherlands And Germany

Author : Martijn de Koning,Carmen Becker,Ineke Roex
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030422073

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Islamic Militant Activism in Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany by Martijn de Koning,Carmen Becker,Ineke Roex Pdf

Based on ethnographic research in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Germany, this book presents a novel approach to studying Muslim militant activism. While much existing research focuses on the process of radicalization, these authors introduce a different set of questions that investigate specific modes of activism, and their engagement with dominant discourses and practices in media and state policies. Drawing on social movement theory and Foucault’s work on counter-conduct, this research explores how daʿwa networks came about, and how activists developed themselves in interaction with state and media practices. This perspective highlights a form of activism and resistance in which activists turn against policies and debates centring on Muslims and Islam, while attempting to create and protect an alternative space for themselves in which they can experience Islam according to their own perception of it. The study will contribute to debates about resistance, social movements and militant activism among Muslims in Europe.

Author : Laura Gilliam,Christa Markom
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781805394785

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Difference and Sameness in Schools by Laura Gilliam,Christa Markom Pdf

Presenting European Anthropology of Education through eleven studies of European schools, this volume explores the constructing and handling of difference and sameness in the central institutions of schools. Based on ethnographic studies of schools in Greece, England, Norway, Italy, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Spain, Austria, Russia, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark, it illustrates how anthropological studies of schools provide a window to larger society. It thus offers insights into cultural lessons taught to children through policies, institutional structures and everyday interactions, as well as into schools’ entanglement in state projects, cultural processes, societal histories and conflicts, and hence into contemporary Europe.

Author : Rauf Ceylan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783658430443

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Muslims in Europe by Rauf Ceylan Pdf

Author : Ayhan Kaya,Ayşenur Benevento,Metin Koca
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000888775

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Nativist and Islamist Radicalism by Ayhan Kaya,Ayşenur Benevento,Metin Koca Pdf

This book analyses the factors and processes behind radicalisation of both native and self-identified Muslim youths. It argues that European youth responds differently to the challenges posed by contemporary flows of globalisation such as deindustrialisation, socio-economic, political, spatial, and psychological forms of deprivation, humiliation, and structural exclusion. The book revisits social, economic, political, and psychological drivers of radicalisation and challenges contemporary uses of the term “radicalism”. It argues that neoliberal forms of governance are often responsible for associating radicalism with extremism, terrorism, fundamentalism, and violence. It will appeal to students and scholars of migration, minority studies, nationalisms, European studies, sociology, political science, and psychology. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license

Author : Julie McBrien,Annelies Moors
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789462703810

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Muslim Marriage and Non-Marriage by Julie McBrien,Annelies Moors Pdf

Unconventional Muslim marriages have been topics of heated public debate. Around the globe, religious scholars, policy makers, political actors, media personalities, and women’s activists discuss, promote, or reject unregistered, transnational, interreligious and other boundary-crossing marriages. Couples entering into such marriages, however, often have different concerns from those publicly discussed. Based on ethnographic research in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia, the chapters of this volume examine couples’ motivations for, aspirations about, and abilities to enter into these marriages. The contributions show the diverse ways in which such marriages are concluded, and inquire into how they are performed, authorized or contested as Muslim marriages. These marriages may challenge existing ties of belonging and transform boundaries between religious and other communities, but they may also, and sometimes simultaneously, reproduce and solidify them. Building on insights from different disciplines, both from the social sciences (anthropology, political science, gender and sexuality studies) and from the humanities (history, Islamic legal studies, religious studies), the authors address a wide range of controversial Muslim marriages (unregistered, interreligious, transnational, etc.), and include the views of religious scholars, state authorities, and political actors and activists, as well as the couples themselves, their families, and their wider social circle.

Author : Thomas Jäger
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031461736

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Handbook of Political Islam in Europe by Thomas Jäger Pdf

Author : Richard McNeil-Willson,Anna Triandafyllidou
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000897333

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Routledge Handbook of Violent Extremism and Resilience by Richard McNeil-Willson,Anna Triandafyllidou Pdf

At a time of great global uncertainty and instability, communities face fracturing from the increasing influence of extremist movements hostile to democratic and multicultural norms. Europe and the West have grown increasingly polarised in recent years, beset with financial crises, political instability, the rise of malicious actors and irregular violence, and new forms of media and social media. These factors have enabled the spread of new forms of extremism and suggest a growing need for a response sensitive to inequalities and divisions in wider society – a task made even more urgent by the COVID- 19 pandemic. The Routledge Handbook of Violent Extremism and Resilience brings together research conducted throughout Europe and the world, to analyse various articulations of violent extremism and consider the impact that such groups and networks have had on the wellbeing of communities and societies. It examines different theories, factors, and national case studies of extremism, polarisation, and societal fragmentation, drilling deep into national examples to map trends across Europe, North America, and Australasia, to provide regional and state-level comparative analysis. It also offers a thorough exploration of resilience – a recent addition to counterextremism policy and practice – to consider how it has come to play this increasingly central role in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/ CVE), the limitations and opportunities of such approaches, and how it could be shared, developed, problematised, and deployed in response to violence and polarisation. The Handbook details new trends in both violent extremism and counter-extremism response, within this increasingly fractured global context. It critically explores the latest theories of community violence, extremism, polarisation, and resilience, mapping them across case study countries. In doing so, it presents new findings for students, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to understand these new patterns of polarisation and extremism and develop community-driven responses.

Author : Liselotte Welten,Tahir Abbas
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031062056

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Islamophobia and Securitisation by Liselotte Welten,Tahir Abbas Pdf

This book examines how Muslim communities in the Netherlands perceive and experience extremism, counter-radicalisation policies, and Islamophobia. It is based on the findings of two original qualitative research investigations conducted in the Netherlands, in which thirty scholars, imams, mosque board members, and representatives of Islamic organisations were interviewed. The book delves into topics such as the politicisation of the Dutch media, misunderstandings about ‘radicalisation’ and how they contribute to securitisation, and how Dutch Muslims have been confronted with the dilemma of dealing with radicalisation on their own, while also facing further vilification, securitisation, and Islamophobia, all of which continue to be issues. Additionally, the study examines the significance of ‘radical Salafi’ ideology and recruitment techniques as seen by Dutch Muslim communities.

Author : Thijl Sunier
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004684928

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Making Islam Work by Thijl Sunier Pdf

The development of Islamic landscapes in Europe, is first and foremost related to Islamic authority. Religious authority relies on persuasiveness and deals with issues of truth, authenticity, legitimacy, trust, and ethics with reference to religious matters. This study argues that Islamic authority-making among European Muslims is a social and relational practice that is much broader and versatile than theological proficiency and personal status. It can also be conferred to objects, activities, and events. The book explores various ways in which Islamic authority is being constituted among Muslims in Western Europe with a particular focus on the role of ‘ordinary’ Muslims. This book is available in its entirety in Open Access.

Author : Nadia Fadil,Francesco Ragazzi,Martijn de Koning
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781788316200

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Radicalization in Belgium and the Netherlands by Nadia Fadil,Francesco Ragazzi,Martijn de Koning Pdf

The concept of 'radicalization' is now used to account for all forms of violent and non-violent political Islam. Used widely within the security services and picked up by academia, the term was initially coined by the General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands (AIVD) after the 9/11 and Pentagon attacks, an origin that is rarely recognised. This book comprises contributions from leading scholars in the field of critical security studies to trace the introduction, adoption and dissemination of 'radicalization' as a concept. It is the first book to offer a critical analysis and history of the term as an 'empty signifier', that is, a word that might not necessarily refer to something existing in the real world. The diverse contributions consider how the term has circulated since its emergence in the Netherlands and Belgium, its appearance in academia, its existence among the people categorized as 'radicals' and its impact on relationships of trust between public officials and their clients. Building on the traditions of critical security studies and critical studies on terrorism, the book reaffirms the importance of a reflective approach to counter-radicalization discourse and policies. It will be essential reading for scholars of security studies, political anthropology, the study of Islam in the west and European studies.

Author : Hilary Pilkington
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781805393863

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Resisting Radicalisation? by Hilary Pilkington Pdf

This landmark volume of extensive empirical research conducted across Europe explains how, and why, young people become engaged in radical(ising) milieus but also resist radicalisation into violent extremism. Offering a critical perspective on the concept of radicalisation, this volume views it from the perspective of social actors who engage in radicalising milieus but for the most part have not crossed the threshold into violent extremism. It brings together contributions conducted as part of a cross-European (including France, Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, Russia, Turkey, the UK, and beyond) study of young people's engagement in ‘extreme right’ and ‘Islamist’ milieus. It argues that radicalisation is best understood as a relational concept reflecting a social process rooted in relational inequalities but also shaped by interactional and situational dynamics, which not only facilitate but also constrain radicalisation.

Author : Joel Busher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317339922

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The Making of Anti-Muslim Protest by Joel Busher Pdf

Activism in any social movement group is, as Deborah Gould observes, a project of collective ‘world-making’. It is about changing the world out there by influencing policy and public opinion, but is also about the way it transforms the lives of participants – activists generate new identities, cultures, social ties, rich and varied emotional experiences and interpretations of the world around them. Movements are more likely to be able to attract and sustain support when as projects of collective world-making they feel compelling to activists and would-be activists. In this book Busher explores what has made activism in the English Defence League (EDL), an anti-Muslim protest movement that has staged demonstrations across the UK since 2009, so compelling to those who have chosen to march under its banner. Based on sixteen months of overt observation with grassroots activists, he explores how people became involved with the group; how they forged and intensified belief in the EDL cause; how they negotiated accusations that they were just another racist, far right group; and how grassroots EDL activism began to unravel during the course of 2011 but did not do so altogether. Providing a fresh insight as to how contemporary anti-minority protest movements work on the inside, this book will be of interest to students, scholars and activists working in the areas of British politics, extremism, social movements, community relations and current affairs more generally.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Terrorism
ISBN : 9780199758227

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Terrorism by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paddy Hillyard
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Detention of persons
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004421173

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Suspect Community by Paddy Hillyard Pdf

Examines the powers and effects of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act (PTA) which was introduced in 1974, following the Birmingham pub bombings. Includes factual information about the operation of the Act, plus accounts of personal experiences of the trauma of examination, arrest and detention under this legislation.

Author : Rafael Leonisio,Fernando Molina,Diego Muro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317329152

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ETA's Terrorist Campaign by Rafael Leonisio,Fernando Molina,Diego Muro Pdf

This book analyses the rise and decline of the Basque terrorist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA, Basque Homeland and Freedom). ETA declared a unilateral ceasefire in November 2011, bringing to a close a campaign of political violence that started in the late 1960s. By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the overwhelming majority of secession supporters agreed that an independent Basque homeland would be realised through ‘ballots’ and not ‘bullets’. Providing an inter-disciplinary overview of radical Basque nationalism that pays special attention to the drivers for ETA’s decline, defeat and disbandment, this book includes chapters by historians, political scientists and sociologists who offer three important theoretical and empirical contributions to the literature on nationhood and security studies. Firstly the book re-assesses the military conflict that opposed ETA and the Spanish state, by paying special attention to tactical and strategic considerations as well as the counter-terrorist policy itself. Secondly it provides an original interpretation of the politics of fear which surrounded the process of victimization, as well as assessing the extent to which the issue of violence led to the polarisation of citizens. Thirdly the authors examine the historical narratives and rituals that contributed to the production and reproduction of identity binaries and memories of war. Arguing that the defeat of ETA must be contextualised within the strategic evolution of Basque nationalism, the declining resonance of the radical message and the effectiveness of the Spanish counter-terrorist effort, this book is essential reading for students and scholars working in the areas of European politics, nationalism and terrorism studies.