Faith, planning and changing multiculturalism
Constructing religious buildings in London's suburbia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2148154 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nazneen Ahmed (0000-0003-4274-801X, Department of Geography, University College London, London, UK), Claire Dwyer (0000-0002-9966-440X, Department of Geography, University College London, London, UK), D Gilbert (0000-0002-2755-9221, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1542-1562 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01419870.2019.1649442 |
| OpenAlex | W2966181864 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
This paper draws on recent research on the construction of new religious buildings by diverse faith communities in the London Borough of Ealing in West London to compare the navigation of local planning processes in the realization of new permanent structures for worship. While existing research emphasizes barriers for minority faith communities, this paper suggests that faith communities are successful local actors able to navigate local planning governance particularly through accumulated expertise and social capital networks, although there are marked differences in capacity and experience between different faith groups. There is also evidence of the mobilization of narratives of "instutionalised multiculturalism" embedded in local policy documents in support for faith communities, but ongoing on-going austerity cuts since 2010 have reduced the capacity of the local state to support projects. Finally, the paper suggests that these planning processes indicate changing ideas of the nature of the suburbs and suburban multiculturalism
Austerity · Borough · Environmental ethics · Faith · Multiculturalism · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Theology · Worship · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Tourism and Spaces
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |