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It is a common complaint among Muslim civil society organizations and activists that their presence in British politics is misconceived. For example, and notwithstanding a broader commitment to pluralism in British politics, activists who mobilize on the basis of Muslim religious identities often encounter the charge that they foster sectarian divisions. Hence, following his victory in the Bradford West by-election, the salient charge was that George Galloway’s success was the outcome of a homogeneous Muslim voting block.
This chapter is a slightly expanded version of work that has been published in British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 2015, 17 (2): 189-206.
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Dobbernack, J., Meer, N., Modood, T. (2017). Misrecognition and political agency. In: Peucker, M., Ceylan, R. (eds) Muslim Community Organizations in the West. Islam in der Gesellschaft. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-13889-9_8
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