- Title
- 'Political identity' of Muslim youth in Western diaspora: towards an integrative research agenda
- Creator
- Hamed Hosseini, S. A.
- Relation
- Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs Vol. 33, Issue 4, p. 464-476
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13602004.2013.866348
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- This paper outlines the general principles of a comparatively inclusive analytical framework for the investigation of political identity formation among young Muslims in Western societies. "Political identity", in general, as a multidimensional social phenomenon with multiple social modalities, has been undertheorized in the mainstream literature. Based on a critical review of the current primary literature, the paper proposes a more broadly applicable definition of "political identity" in terms of its five interrelated components. It argues that the current and growing literature around the topic lacks a necessary comprehensive view. The poverty of current literature on "political identity" appears more conspicuous when it comes to study the youth among ethno-religious minorities in diaspora. The paper then discusses the basics of a new "integrative", "interdisciplinary" approach to studying the "dynamics and multiplicity of identity construction" among Young Muslims in the West. A sociological account of these multiple dynamics is required to theorize their interdependence as part of its inclusive research agenda.
- Subject
- political identity; young Muslims; Western society
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1341627
- Identifier
- uon:28781
- Identifier
- ISSN:1469-9591
- Language
- eng
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