Securitizing Islam

Identity and the Search for Security

Stuart Croft author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:9th Feb '12

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Securitizing Islam shows how views of Muslims have changed in Britain since 9/11, following debates over terrorism, identity and multiculturalism.

Securitizing Islam examines the impact of 9/11, focusing on the ways in which identities in Britain have been affected in relation to Islam. Croft looks at how the promotion of Britishness has in part led to Muslims being seen as a threat to security.Securitizing Islam examines the impact of 9/11 on the lives and perceptions of individuals, focusing on the ways in which identities in Britain have been affected in relation to Islam. 'Securitization' describes the processes by which a particular group or issue comes to be seen as a threat, and thus subject to the perceptions and actions which go with national security. Croft applies this idea to the way in which the attitudes of individuals to their security and to Islam and Muslims have been transformed, affecting the everyday lives of both Muslims and non-Muslims. He argues that Muslims have come to be seen as the 'Other', outside the contemporary conception of Britishness. Reworking securitisation theory and drawing in the sociology of ontological security studies, Securitizing Islam produces a theoretically innovative framework for understanding a contemporary phenomenon that affects the everyday lives of millions.

'… combines theory with an empirically rich discussion of both historical and contemporary British identity … Securitizing Islam is a stimulating and important book that should be read and debated not only within the field of securitization theory, but by anyone interested in the relationship between security, national identity and Islam.' Frank Foley, European Political Science

ISBN: 9781107632868

Dimensions: 226mm x 153mm x 13mm

Weight: 460g

288 pages