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Troubling Muslim Youth Identities

Nation, Religion, Gender

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Provides a highly original contribution to the field through comparative study of social identity formations
  • Explores different ‘becomings’ within contrasting configurations of nation, state, religion and gender
  • Provides a nuanced analysis of the complexities of the relationship between ‘nation’ and ‘state’
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Introduction

    • Máiréad Dunne, Naureen Durrani, Kathleen Fincham, Barbara Crossouard
    Pages 1-13
  3. Geographies of Identity

    • Máiréad Dunne, Naureen Durrani, Kathleen Fincham, Barbara Crossouard
    Pages 15-60
  4. The Research

    • Máiréad Dunne, Naureen Durrani, Kathleen Fincham, Barbara Crossouard
    Pages 61-76
  5. Pakistan: Converging Imaginaries in an Islamic State

    • Naureen Durrani, Máiréad Dunne, Kathleen Fincham, Barbara Crossouard
    Pages 77-125
  6. Senegal: Muslim Youth Identities in a Secular Nation

    • Barbara Crossouard, Máiréad Dunne, Naureen Durrani, Kathleen Fincham
    Pages 127-173
  7. Nigeria: Muslim Youth and Internal Others in a Multi-religious Nation

    • Máiréad Dunne, Naureen Durrani, Kathleen Fincham, Barbara Crossouard
    Pages 175-224
  8. Lebanon: National Imaginaries, State Fragilities and the Shi’a Other

    • Kathleen Fincham, Máiréad Dunne, Naureen Durrani, Barbara Crossouard
    Pages 225-262
  9. Conclusions: Intersecting Nation, Religion and Gender

    • Máiréad Dunne, Naureen Durrani, Kathleen Fincham, Barbara Crossouard
    Pages 263-279
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 281-295

About this book

This book explores the production of Muslim youth identities, with respect to nation, religion and gender in Pakistan, Senegal, Nigeria and Lebanon. As Muslim-majority, post-colonial states with significant youth populations, these countries offer critical case studies for the exploration of the different grammars of youth identities, and ‘trouble’ the perceived homogeneity of Muslims in local and global imaginaries. The authors offer rigorous and detailed accounts of the local, situated and contingent ways in which youth articulate their identities and sense of belonging, and the book reflects on the importance of affect, belonging and affiliation in the construction of youth narratives of identity as well as highlighting their political and contested nature.

Troubling Muslim Youth Identities will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of development studies, social and cultural studies, gender, geography, education,  and peace and conflict studies.

 

Reviews

“An extremely valuable resource for anyone seeking to go beyond well-worn clichés about global Islam.” (Cécile Laborde, University of Oxford, UK)

“A timely work that needs to be read and discussed widely.” (Shahnaz Rouse, Sarah Lawrence College, USA)

“The analysis presented in this text will help challenge the current discourse around global citizenship education that has a tendency towards simplistic prescriptions linked to curriculum, measurement and indicators.” (Jordan Naidoo, Division of Education 2030 Support and Coordination, UNESCO, France)

“This book is a must-read for scholars, students and practitioners committed to understanding agency in a dynamic and nuanced manner, from the ground up.” (Mariz Tadros, University of Sussex, UK)

“This book makes a powerful case for the relevance of more nuanced and grounded assessments of the of the issues faced by young Muslims in particular settings.” (Magnus Marsden, University of Sussex, UK)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Centre for International Education, University of Sussex Centre for International Education, Falmer, United Kingdom

    Máiréad Dunne

  • University of Sussex, Center for International Education University of Sussex, Sussex, United Kingdom

    Naureen Durrani

  • St Mary’s University , London, United Kingdom

    Kathleen Fincham

  • University of Sussex, Department of Education University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom

    Barbara Crossouard

About the authors

Máiréad Dunne is Professor of the Sociology of Education and Director of the Centre for International Education at the University of Sussex, UK.

Naureen Durrani is Course Leader for MA International Education and Development (MAIED), University of Sussex, UK.

Kathleen Fincham is a Senior Lecturer in Education and Social Science at St Mary’s University, London, UK.

Barbara Crossouard is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Sussex, UK and an active researcher working within the gender and youth citizenship strand of the Centre for International Education (CIE). 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Troubling Muslim Youth Identities

  • Book Subtitle: Nation, Religion, Gender

  • Authors: Máiréad Dunne, Naureen Durrani, Kathleen Fincham, Barbara Crossouard

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-31279-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Limited 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-34837-0Published: 20 September 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-31279-2Published: 06 September 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 295

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Sociology of Religion, Ethnicity Studies, Gender Studies, Ethnography

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