Identity and Participation in Culturally Diverse Societies

© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Identity and Participation in Culturally Diverse Societies

Editor(s): Assaad E. Azzi, Xenia Chryssochoou, Bert Klandermans, Bernd Simon

Published Online: 12 OCT 2010 08:35AM EST

Print ISBN: 9781405199476

Online ISBN: 9781444328158

DOI: 10.1002/9781444328158

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Identity and Participation in Culturally Diverse Societies presents an original discussion in an edited volume of how the links between identity, political participation, radicalization, and integration can provide a scientific understanding of the complex issue of coexistence between groups in culturally diverse societies.

  • Offers a scientific understanding of the complex issue of coexistence between groups in culturally diverse societies
  • Utilizes original theory which combines social psychology, sociology, and political science
  • Includes an original and extensive discussion of combining the concepts of identity and diversity
  • Innovatively and engagingly employs the latest research and state-of-the-art theory

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xii)

    1. Introduction (pages 1–3)

      Xenia Chryssochoou, Assaad E. Azzi, Bert Klandermans and Bernd Simon

  3. Part I: Development, (Re)Construction, and Expression of Collective Identities

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      Part Introduction (pages 5–7)

      Xenia Chryssochoou

    2. Chapter 1

      The Role of Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Class in Shaping Greek American Identity, 1890–1927 (pages 9–31)

      Yannis G. S. Papadopoulos

    3. Chapter 2

      Religious Identity and Socio-Political Participation (pages 32–48)

      Maykel Verkuyten

    4. Chapter 3

      The Bicultural Identity Performance of Immigrants (pages 49–68)

      Shaun Wiley and Kay Deaux

    5. Chapter 4

      Perceptions of (In)Compatibility between Identities and Participation in the National Polity of People belonging to Ethnic Minorities (pages 69–88)

      Xenia Chryssochoou and Evanthia Lyons

  4. Part II: Collective Identity and Political Participation

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      Part Introduction (pages 89–91)

      Bernd Simon

    2. Chapter 5

      Winners and Losers in the Europeanization of Public Policy Debates (pages 93–113)

      Ruud Koopmans and Paul Statham

    3. Chapter 6

      New Ways of Understanding Migrant Integration in Europe (pages 114–136)

      P. R. Ireland

    4. Chapter 7

      Collective Identity and Political Engagement (pages 137–157)

      Bernd Simon

    5. Chapter 8

      Collective Identity, Political Participation, and the Making of the Social Self (pages 158–175)

      Stephen Reicher and John Drury

  5. Part III: Radicalization

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      Part Introduction (pages 177–179)

      Bert Klandermans

    2. Chapter 9

      Radicalization (pages 181–194)

      Jacquelien van Stekelenburg and Bert Klandermans

    3. Chapter 10

      Citizenship Regimes and Identity Strategies among Young Muslims in Europe (pages 195–219)

      Catarina Kinnvall and Paul Nesbitt-Larking

    4. Chapter 11

      Going All the Way (pages 220–238)

      Martijn de Koning and Roel Meijer

    5. Chapter 12

      Trajectories of Ideologies and Action in US Organized Racism (pages 239–255)

      Kathleen M. Blee

    6. Chapter 13

      No Radicalization without Identification (pages 256–274)

      Jacquelien van Stekelenburg, Dirk Oegema and Bert Klandermans

  6. Part IV: Integration

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      Part Introduction (pages 275–277)

      Assaad E. Azzi

    2. Chapter 14

      Immigrant Acculturation (pages 279–295)

      John W. Berry

    3. Chapter 15

      Ethnic Social Networks, Social Capital, and Political Participation of Immigrants (pages 296–314)

      Dirk Jacobs and Jean Tillie

    4. Chapter 16

      Naturalization as Boundary Crossing (pages 315–337)

      Claudia Diehl and Michael Blohm

    5. Chapter 17

      Confronting the Past to Create a Better Future (pages 338–358)

      Nyla R. Branscombe and Tracey Cronin

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      Name Index (pages 368–378)

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      Subject Index (pages 379–383)

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      Conclusion: From Identity and Participation to Integration or Radicalization (pages 359–367)

      Assaad E. Azzi

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