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The book uses interviews, informal conversations and extended observation at EDL events to critically reflect on the gap between the movement's public image and activists' own understandings of it. It details how activists construct the EDL, and themselves, as 'not racist, not violent...

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Έκδοση: Manchester University Press 2016
Διαθέσιμο Online:http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781784992590/
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spelling oapen-20.500.12657-327152021-11-15T08:23:58Z Loud and proud: Passion and politics in the English Defence League Pilkington, Hilary islamophobia populist radical right movements political activism social movements far right organisations english defence league ethnography Multiculturalism Muslims Racism White people bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography The book uses interviews, informal conversations and extended observation at EDL events to critically reflect on the gap between the movement's public image and activists' own understandings of it. It details how activists construct the EDL, and themselves, as 'not racist, not violent, just no longer silent' inter alia through the exclusion of Muslims as a possible object of racism on the grounds that they are a religiously not racially defined group. In contrast activists perceive themselves to be 'second-class citizens', disadvantaged and discriminated by a 'two-tier' justice system that privileges the rights of 'others'. This failure to recognise themselves as a privileged white majority explains why ostensibly intimidating EDL street demonstrations marked by racist chanting and nationalistic flag waving are understood by activists as standing 'loud and proud'; the only way of 'being heard' in a political system governed by a politics of silencing. Unlike most studies of 'far right' movements, this book focuses not on the EDL as an organisation - its origins, ideology, strategic repertoire and effectiveness - but on the individuals who constitute the movement. Its ethnographic approach challenges stereotypes and allows insight into the emotional as well as political dimension of activism. At the same time, the book recognises and discusses the complex political and ethical issues of conducting close-up social research with 'distasteful' groups. 2016-12-31 23:55:55 2019-12-03 08:32:13 2020-04-01T14:17:21Z 2020-04-01T14:17:21Z 2016 book 607920 OCN: 1030813723 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32715 eng New Ethnographies application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International 607920.pdf http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781784992590/ Manchester University Press 6110b9b4-ba84-42ad-a0d8-f8d877957cdd a897f645-c917-4be8-a0db-e8b3f64cac47 328 University of Manchester open access
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