Muslims in British local government: representing minority interests in Jackney, Newham, and Tower Hamlets

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 -- Comparativ...

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Published in:Muslim minorities
Main Author: Tatari, Eren (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2014
In: Muslim minorities (volume 16)
Edition:Online-Ausg.
Series/Journal:Muslim minorities volume 16
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B London / Neighborhood / Muslim / Social situation / City council
Further subjects:B Muslims Political activity Great Britain
B Muslims Politics and government Great Britain
B Representative government and representation Great Britain
B Political Participation Great Britain
B Minorities Political activity Great Britain
B City council members (Great Britain)
B Great Britain Race relations Political aspects
B Local Government (Great Britain)
B Muslims (Great Britain) Politics and government
B City council members Great Britain
B Representative government and representation (Great Britain)
B Local Government Great Britain
B Muslims Political activity (Great Britain)
B Minorities Political activity (Great Britain)
B Political Participation (Great Britain)
B Great Britain Ethnic relations Political aspects
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Muslims in British Local Government: Representing Minority Interests in Hackney, Newham, and Tower Hamlets. - Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2014. - 9789004269699
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Summary: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.
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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:900426969X
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004272262