Dilemmas of Inclusion: Muslims in European Politics
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (507 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691172609 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Rafaela M. She is the author of Immigration and Conflict in Europe. Dancygier is associate professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University
As Europe’s Muslim communities continue to grow, so does their impact on electoral politics and the potential for inclusion dilemmas. Dancygier highlights how the politics of minority inclusion can become a testing ground for parties, showing just how far their commitments to equality and diversity will take them when push comes to electoral shove.Providing a unified theoretical framework for understanding the causes and consequences of minority political incorporation, and especially as these pertain to European Mu
From the Back Cover"Dilemmas of Inclusion brilliantly weaves a tapestry of electoral competition in Western Europe amid a rising tide of Muslim voters. Mobilization of Muslim voters reinforces the power of imams and the mosque in Muslim communities. Exposing the challenge of the political Left, Dancygier shows how the Left’s ideological foundations begin to crumble when they seek to attract voters who reject liberal social commitments to gender equality. Combining rigorous empirical investigations with theoretical insight, she eloquently shows how electoral concerns dominate party strategies of inclusion, with implications for electoral coalitions and volatility and the political representation of women."--Claire L. Her excellent book will be very widely read."--Thad Dunning, University of California, Berkeley. Adida, coauthor of Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-He