Youth, Multiculturalism and Community Cohesion

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-349-32156-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 219 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series

This book discusses the meaning and practice of British community cohesion policies, youth identities in racially-tense areas and the British government's attempts to 'prevent violent extremism' amongst young Muslims.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thomas, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Introduction: Community Cohesion – A New British Policy Agenda The Emergence of Community Cohesion Going with the Flow? International Comparisons Community Cohesion – The Death of the British Model of Multiculturalism? Myths and Realities – Community Cohesion in Practice Community Cohesion – More than Ethnicity? Unwilling Citizens? Muslim Young People and Identity White Young People and Community Cohesion – The Refusniks? A Contradiction to Community Cohesion? The Preventing Violent Extremism Agenda Conclusion – Community Cohesion as a New Phase of British Multiculturalism Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

PAUL THOMAS Senior Lecturer in Youth and Community Work at the School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield, UK. Previously he was Youth Campaigns Officer at the Commission for Racial Equality in the north of England, and worked for a national voluntary sector youth work organisation.