British Muslims and the discourses of dysfunction

Community cohesion and counterterrorism in the West Midlands

Bibliographic Data

ID12918643
AuthorsGeorge Kassimeris (0000-0003-0576-9217, University of Wolverhampton, corresponding author), Lorraine B Jackson (0000-0001-7102-2088, University of Wolverhampton)
Year2012
Volume5
Issue2
Pages179-196
Publication date2012-05-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCritical Studies on Terrorism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1753-9161 • E-ISSN: 1753-9153
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17539153.2012.684970
OpenAlexW1975655328
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited41

This article analyses how British discursive representations of Muslims during the last decade were utilised in a local context during the planning stages of a proposed mosque in the West Midlands town of Dudley.Locating the central narratives in dominant national discourses of community cohesion and counterterrorism, this article analyses how correspondents to a local newspaper re-articulated national representations of Muslims as culturally dysfunctional in a local context and used these representations to argue against construction.By critically analysing the local expression of dominant national discourses of threat and blame, in terms of both inherent contradictions and ideological effects, this article highlights the ways in which these discourses worked to exclude Muslims while simultaneously reprimanding them for failing to integrate into a national and local culture that regarded them as inherently 'other

Blame · Cohesion (chemistry · Community cohesion · Context (archaeology · Framing (construction · Ideology · Linguistics · Media studies · Narrative · Newspaper · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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