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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453876903321

Autore

Saggar Shamit

Titolo

Pariah politics [[electronic resource] ] : understanding Western radical Islamism and what should be done / / Shamit Saggar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-281-93080-6

9786611930806

0-19-156537-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (389 p.)

Disciplina

320.5/57

Soggetti

Muslims - Government policy - Western countries

Muslims - Government policy - Great Britain

Muslims - Western countries

Muslims - Great Britain

Islam and politics - Western countries

Islam and politics - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Boxes; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Demographic and Factual Overview; 3. Thinking about Religious Identity, Politics, and Public Policy; 4. Integration and Identity Politics; 5. Grievance Politics; 6. Extremism and Reputational Politics; 7. Strategic Responses; 8. Concluding Thoughts and Future Prospects; Epilogue; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Pariah Politics breaks new ground in examining the issue of western Islamist extremism from the perspective of government. It links underlying causes to the capacity of governments to respond directly and to influence others. - ;Pariah Politics breaks new ground in examining the issue of western Islamist extremism from the perspective of government. It links underlying causes to the capacity of governments to respond directly and to influence others. The book contains four main messages. Focusing on causes, not symptoms. The



book identifies four big causal drivers: settled disadvantage, social