Anti-Islamic protest in the UK : policy responses to the far right /
Demonstrations by far-right groups, such as the English Defence League, Britain First and PEGIDA, have caused considerable social and civic unrest in UK cities for nearly a decade. But how should policymakers respond to far-right and anti-Muslim activism? Drawing on extensive primary research with s...
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2019.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in extremism and democracy.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Why policy responses to the EDL and Britain First?
- Context: the rise of anti-Islamic protest and the evolution of the UK far right
- What policy responses? UK national policy responses and localised countermeasures in relation to anti-Islamic protest
- "Where it all began": policy responses to the EDL and Britain first in Luton
- Early responses to anti-Islamic protest: policy responses to the EDL and Britain First in Birmingham
- West Yorkshire's response to anti-Islamic protest: policy responses to the EDL and Britain First in Bradford
- "Somewhere near the Clock Tower": policy responses to the EDL and Britain First in Leicester
- Anti-Islamic protest in London's East end: policy responses to the EDL and Britain First in tower hamlets
- Conclusion: Key findings, recommendations and future responses.