TY - BOOK ID - 15839577 TI - Muslim Women and Power : Political and Civic Engagement in West European Societies AU - Joly, Danièle. AU - Wadia, Khursheed. PY - 2017 SN - 1137480629 1137480610 PB - London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, DB - UniCat KW - Political science. KW - Gender identity KW - Political communication. KW - Europe KW - Political Science and International Relations. KW - European Politics. KW - Political Communication. KW - Religion and Gender. KW - Religious aspects. KW - Politics and government. KW - Women KW - Women politicians. KW - Women heads of state KW - Political activity. KW - Islamic countries. KW - Women in politics KW - Heads of state KW - Politicians KW - Europe-Politics and government. KW - Gender identity-Religious aspect. KW - Political communication KW - Political science KW - Europe—Politics and government. KW - Gender identity—Religious aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:15839577 AB - This book provides an account of Muslim women’s political and civic engagement in Britain and France. It examines their interaction with civil society and state institutions to provide an understanding of their development as political actors. The authors argue that Muslim women’s participation is expressed at the intersections of the groups and society to which they belong. In Britain and France, their political attitudes and behaviour are influenced by their national/ethnic origins, religion and specific features of British and French societies. Thus three main spheres of action are identified: the ethnic group, religious group and majority society. Unequal, gendered power relations characterise the interconnection(s) between these spheres of action. Muslim women are positioned within these complex relations and find obstacles and/or facilitators governing their capacity to act politically. The authors suggest that Muslim women’s interest in politics, knowledge of it and participation in both institutional and informal politics is higher than expected. This book will appeal to students and scholars of politics, sociology, gender studies and social anthropology, and will also be of use to policy makers and practitioners in the field of gender and ethno-religious/ethno-cultural policy. ER -