The British Journal of Sociology of Education is releasing a special issue on Educating British Muslims: Identity, Religion and Politics in a Neoliberal Era

The call for papers is now live, with a deadline of 1st September 2016 for expressions of interest.  Here is the link: http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/ed/cbse-cfp

In the UK and elsewhere, dominant notions of race and nation thrust Muslims into the limelight as the most racialised, objectified and ‘othered’ group in education in the current climate (Shain 2013). Since the end of the Cold War, particularly since the events of 9/11 and 7/7, counterterrorism and securitisation agendas have seeped into dominant multicultural and educational policy. There have also been many sociological, political and educational developments to the perceptions of British Muslims. Sensitivities over the importance of identity, intergenerational change, gender and policy continue to focus on group specific practices, choices and ambiguities. In this regard, the social context of the representation of Muslims in media and politics and its significance for educational practice remains of critical importance. This special issue attempts to address the current existential, sociological and political issues facing British Muslims in education.

The neoliberalisation of educational markets, the importance of globalisation and localisation in shaping identity politics, and the significance of the counterterrorism and securitisation agenda raises new concerns, challenges and deliberations. This special issue will bring together key contributors on the sociology of education in relation to British Muslims in education, providing state-of-the-art social science, educational and policy-orientated original research.

Articles may address (but are not limited to) such matters as:

• how Muslim minorities are situated by various forms of multiculturalism

• questions of identity, gender, community and recognition

• questions of policy, practice and social change

• Islamophobia

• the emphasis on cultural difference rather than on structural disadvantage or racism

• intergenerational change

• the role of educational resources (including curricula, pedagogy, home-school links and local issues) in constructing and exploring ethnic and religious identities in Britain

• the nature of social relations and the perceptions of the ‘other’ held by the dominant ‘other’. 

Articles may also look at the significance of teachers, leadership, governance and specific school types.     

Instructions for Submissions

KEY DATES:

Expressions of interest, in the form of a 150-word Abstract, should be sent to the guest editor Tahir Abbas, (prof.t.abbas@gmail.com), by 1st September 2016, who will respond within 2 weeks to signal whether a submission is invited. 
The deadline for submission to BJSE is 31st December 2016. 
Please note that all submissions will be subject to the Journal’s normal refereeing process.