Muslim active citizenship in Australia

Socioeconomic challenges and the emergence of a Muslim elite

Bibliographic Data

ID6234871
AuthorsMario Peucker (0000-0003-1759-2578, The University of Melbourne), Joshua M Roose (0000-0002-7689-9652, Australian Catholic University), Shahram Akbarzadeh (0000-0001-8829-9147, Deakin University)
Year2014
Volume49
Issue2
Pages282-299
Publication date2014-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2014.899967
OpenAlexW2095876998
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited23

The most recent national Census demonstrated that Australian Muslims continue to occupy a socioeconomically disadvantaged position. On key indicators of unemployment rate, income, type of occupation and home ownership, Muslims consistently under-perform the national average. This pattern is evident in the last three Census data (2001, 2006 and 2011). Limited access to resources and a sense of marginalisation challenge full engagement with society and the natural growth of emotional affiliation with Australia. Muslim active citizenship is hampered by socioeconomic barriers. At the same time, an increasingly proactive class of educated Muslim elite has emerged to claim a voice for Muslims in Australia and promote citizenship rights and responsibilities.最近的全国普查显示,澳大利亚的穆斯林仍处于社会经济的弱势地位。在诸如失业率、收入、就业类型、家居拥有等关键指标看,穆斯林一直位于国家平均水平之下。这一模式在最近三次普查(2001、2006、2011)中非常明显。获得资源渠道的有限以及边缘化感觉阻碍着他们充分参与社会,以及在情感上融入澳大利亚。穆斯林的公民意识受困于社会经济障碍。与此同时,也出现了一班受到良好教育的穆斯林精英,这个积极进取的阶层开始为澳大利亚的穆斯林代言,促进他们的公民权利和义务

Census · Citizenship · Demographic economics · Development economics · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Elite · Political science · Politics · Population · Position (finance · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Socioeconomic Development in Asia

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