The Making of Anti-Muslim Protest

Grassroots Activism in the English Defence League

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book The Making of Anti-Muslim Protest by Joel Busher, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Joel Busher ISBN: 9781317339915
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 23, 2015
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Joel Busher
ISBN: 9781317339915
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 23, 2015
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Activism in any social movement group is, as Deborah Gould observes, a project of collective ‘world-making’. It is about changing the world out there by influencing policy and public opinion, but is also about the way it transforms the lives of participants – activists generate new identities, cultures, social ties, rich and varied emotional experiences and interpretations of the world around them. Movements are more likely to be able to attract and sustain support when as projects of collective world-making they feel compelling to activists and would-be activists.

In this book Busher explores what has made activism in the English Defence League (EDL), an anti-Muslim protest movement that has staged demonstrations across the UK since 2009, so compelling to those who have chosen to march under its banner. Based on sixteen months of overt observation with grassroots activists, he explores how people became involved with the group; how they forged and intensified belief in the EDL cause; how they negotiated accusations that they were just another racist, far right group; and how grassroots EDL activism began to unravel during the course of 2011 but did not do so altogether. Providing a fresh insight as to how contemporary anti-minority protest movements work on the inside, this book will be of interest to students, scholars and activists working in the areas of British politics, extremism, social movements, community relations and current affairs more generally.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Activism in any social movement group is, as Deborah Gould observes, a project of collective ‘world-making’. It is about changing the world out there by influencing policy and public opinion, but is also about the way it transforms the lives of participants – activists generate new identities, cultures, social ties, rich and varied emotional experiences and interpretations of the world around them. Movements are more likely to be able to attract and sustain support when as projects of collective world-making they feel compelling to activists and would-be activists.

In this book Busher explores what has made activism in the English Defence League (EDL), an anti-Muslim protest movement that has staged demonstrations across the UK since 2009, so compelling to those who have chosen to march under its banner. Based on sixteen months of overt observation with grassroots activists, he explores how people became involved with the group; how they forged and intensified belief in the EDL cause; how they negotiated accusations that they were just another racist, far right group; and how grassroots EDL activism began to unravel during the course of 2011 but did not do so altogether. Providing a fresh insight as to how contemporary anti-minority protest movements work on the inside, this book will be of interest to students, scholars and activists working in the areas of British politics, extremism, social movements, community relations and current affairs more generally.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Early Hominid Activities at Olduvai by Joel Busher
Cover of the book Your Move: A New Approach to the Study of Movement and Dance by Joel Busher
Cover of the book Wilkie Collins by Joel Busher
Cover of the book Learning and Teaching by Joel Busher
Cover of the book Labour in Southeast Asia by Joel Busher
Cover of the book The Vocation of Evelyn Waugh by Joel Busher
Cover of the book Resistance in Contemporary Middle Eastern Cultures by Joel Busher
Cover of the book Understanding Marxism by Joel Busher
Cover of the book Literacy in Grades 4-8 by Joel Busher
Cover of the book Ethics and Reality by Joel Busher
Cover of the book The Suma Oriental of Tomé Pires by Joel Busher
Cover of the book A Manual of Organizational Development by Joel Busher
Cover of the book Decollectivisation, Destruction and Disillusionment by Joel Busher
Cover of the book Kaliningrad: the European Amber Region by Joel Busher
Cover of the book A World Without Meaning by Joel Busher
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy