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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787966103321

Autore

Tatari Eren

Titolo

Muslims in British local government : representing minority interests in Hackney, Newham, and Tower Hamlets / / by Eren Tatari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

90-04-27226-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Muslim Minorities, , 1570-7571 ; ; Volume 16

Disciplina

320.8/50882970941

Soggetti

Local government - Great Britain

City council members - Great Britain

Muslims - Political activity - Great Britain

Muslims - Great Britain - Politics and government

Minorities - Political activity - Great Britain

Great Britain Race relations Political aspects

Great Britain Ethnic relations Political aspects

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

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Muslims in Western Politics -- Muslims and Minority Politics in Britain -- Government Responsiveness to Muslim Interests -- Across London Boroughs -- London Borough Councils and Tower Hamlets -- London Borough of Newham -- London Borough of Hackney -- Comparative Analysis and Muslims in National Government -- Conclusion -- Appendix A Percentage Muslim Population by Percentage Grant Money to Muslims, 1998–2010 -- Appendix B Average Local Government Responsiveness by Borough -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates whether the presence of Muslim representatives in city councils improves substantive representation of Muslim interests across 32 London boroughs. It theorizes that descriptive representation of minorities leads to improved responsiveness to minority interests contingent on the percentage of minority representatives, the proportion of minorities in the district, level of party fragmentation among minority representatives, their political incorporation, and the



electoral competitiveness of the district. It uses multivariate regression analysis to test the effects of these five explanatory variables. It validates the quantitative findings with case studies of three London boroughs while also investigating the role of representational styles of Muslim councillors on their political attitudes and behavior.