ISBN:
9783030422097
,
9783030422066
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 361 Seiten
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als de Koning, Martijn Islamic Militant Activism in Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany
DDC:
306.2
Keywords:
Political sociology.
;
Ethnicity.
;
Islam.
;
Religion and sociology.
;
Belgien
;
Niederlande
;
Deutschland
;
Militanz
;
Islam
Abstract:
1. Introduction: Conducting Research on Militant Activist Daʿwa in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Germany. - 2. Iconic Resistance: Germany -- 3. "Making the Unbelievers Angry"— Sharia4Belgium -- 4. "The War Has Begun"— The Dutch Networks. - 5. The Production of 'Radicals': 'Steadfast Warriors' in The Netherlands. - 6. A Comparative Discussion: The Counter-Conducts of Militant Muslim Activists. .
Abstract:
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.
Note:
Literaturangaben. - Glossar. - Index
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