The Political Integration of Ethnic Minorities in Britain

Heath, Anthony; Fisher, Stephen; Rosenblatt, Gemma; Sanders, David; Sobolewska, Maria

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“…The most comprehensive recent study of political disaffection among ethnic minorities in Britain shows that Muslim groups are not particularly disaffected (Heath, Fisher, Rosenblatt, Sanders, & Sobolewska, 2013). Bangladeshis and Pakistanis have noticeably higher levels of satisfaction with democracy and agreement that it is every citizen's duty to vote than the white British.…”

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“…South Asians have been much more successful in achieving political gains than black Caribbean or black African groups, which would lead us to expect higher levels of cognitive engagement and satisfaction with the political process. In terms of turnout and registration, studies since the 1990s have reported either equal levels of voter turnout than whites among South Asian groups, or slightly higher (Anwar, 1990;Heath et al, 2013;Modood, 2005). Muslim voters in particular have higher levels of turnout and registration in areas with greater Muslim population density, even though these areas have lower turnout on average (Fieldhouse & Cutts, 2008b).…”

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“…Muslim voters in particular have higher levels of turnout and registration in areas with greater Muslim population density, even though these areas have lower turnout on average (Fieldhouse & Cutts, 2008b). Heath et al (2013) emphasize the importance of bonding social capital as resources for ethnic minority political participation, especially through ethnic and religious organizations which can be This article was published in Ethnicities through OnlineFirst on July 12 th 2016, and this is the version that should be cited. The final version can be found at: http://etn.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/07/12/1468796816656674.full.pdf+html The DOI is 10.1177/1468796816656674.…”

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“…Perceptions of discrimination and group-level disadvantage are associated with a lower-likelihood of having a British identity (Maxwell, 2009), lower satisfaction with democracy, and less trust in key political institutions (Heath et al, 2013). Therefore I expect that Islamophobia, a particularized form of discrimination, will lead to great political alienation among Muslims.…”

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“…Nationally, the incentive to court ethnic minority votes has been low until recently -and even now, only an estimated 8 percent of the electorate is non-white, Indeed, previous research supports the idea that discrimination might lead someone to feel excluded from the wider political community. Maxwell (2009) demonstrates that perceived discrimination is associated with a lower likelihood of identifying as British among Caribbean and South Asian migrants in the UK, whilst Heath et al (2013) show that satisfaction with democracy and trust in key political institutions is lower This article was published in Ethnicities through OnlineFirst on July 12 th 2016, and this is the version that should be cited. The final version can be found at: http://etn.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/07/12/1468796816656674.full.pdf+html The DOI is 10.1177/1468796816656674.…”

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This paper uses the 2010 Ethnic Minority British Election Study to look at the political attitudes of Muslims in Britain. It tests the relationship between political alienation and political participation on the one hand, and Islamophobia and disapproval of British military involvement in Afghanistan on the other. The principal findings are that perceptions of Islamophobia are linked to greater political alienation, to a greater likelihood of non-electoral participation and to a lower likelihood of voting among Muslims. Likewise, disapproval of the war in Afghanistan is associated with greater political alienation and a greater likelihood of some types of nonelectoral participation. There is strong evidence that British Muslims are more likely to interpret discrimination they experience as motivated by their religion, and that they perceive more prejudice at the group level. These findings have two theoretical implications. Firstly, they support the theory that non-electoral participation is motivated by dissatisfaction with the party political system. Secondly, they suggest that perceptions of sociotropic discrimination (for minorities) and a rare salient political issue in which all parties are in opposition to most voters can lead to negative affect towards the political system and stimulate non-electoral participation at the expense of voting.

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Recent debates about the failures of multiculturalism have questioned whether ethnic minorities gradually integrate into the British society or instead lead “parallel lives” in segregated communities. Using nationally representative data (2011–2012), we contribute to the debate by investigating the associations between ethnic minority neighbourhood attachment and neighbourhood ethnic composition. Our results show that although all ethnic minorities report higher neighbourhood attachment than White British as local share of coethnics increases, the associations are not significant. However, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Indians do report significantly weaker neighbourhood attachment than do White British as the local share of White British increases. Importantly, we find that these patterns are particularly pronounced for second‐generation Pakistanis and Bangladeshis as compared with their first‐generation counterparts. These findings suggest that ethnic residential mixing does not automatically imply residential integration and there may be a risk of increasing ethnic segregation among the younger generations of Pakistanis and Bangladeshis.

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The Political Integration of Ethnic Minorities in Britain

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Are British Muslims Alienated from Mainstream Politics by Islamophobia And British Foreign Policy?

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