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Muslims and Political Participation in Britain Call for papers John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh 20th and 21st April 2012 This conference focuses on the involvement of Muslims in all aspects of political life in Britain with a particular emphasis on...

CALL FOR PAPERS The Association for Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) is please to announce the call for papers for the 22nd ASEN Annual Conference: Nationalism, Ethnicity and Boundaries The conference will take place from the 27-29th March, 2012 at the...

SEN Journal: Online Exclusives is currently calling for contributions on the theme of nationalism, ethnicity and art as part of a new themed initiative for our website. The aim of this initiative is to stimulate discussion, ideas and research on a particular theme...

Call for Proposals: Ethnopolitics Special Issues Ethnopolitics has a long tradition of publishing Special Issues on specific topics of interest to the field, both covering particular themes or conflicts. Past special issues that have been highly successful...

Call for Papers Title: Studies of Transition States and Societies (STSS) Publisher:  Institute of Political Science and Governance and Institute of International and Social Studies, Tallinn University Frequency: 2 issues per year Print ISSN: 1736-874X, online ISSN:...

Conservative thinktanks are in a bit of a bind when it comes to responding to the rise of Islamophobia. On the one hand they want to condemn the BNP and the English Defence League for their racism and violence, but on the other they want to downplay the extent and...

There is a lively debate taking place in the UK media between left and rightwing commentators as to the causes of the English riots, in which hundreds of shops and businesses have been looted. However, both sides agree that the looting has been inexcusable. I hope...

Yesterday survivors and relatives of those who died in the 7/7 bombings announced that they were finally abandoning their legal attempt to force the government to hold a public inquiry into the attacks, acknowledging that proceedings would be likely to be unsuccessful...

According to Geir Lippestad, his lawyer, Anders Breivik appears to be insane. If this non medical assessment proves correct then the Islamophobic and extremist nationalist Norwegian mass killer will be one of the first terrorists in the entire history of political...

Muslims and their mosques face a higher level of threats and intimidation in UK suburbs and market towns than in big cities, according to a new report. Case studies reveal that examples such as a Muslim woman who was punched and called a “terrorist” in front of her...