A Muslim lobby at Whitehall?: Examining the role of the Muslim minority in British foreign policy making

While much has been written on the role of ethnic and religious pressure groups in US foreign policy making, little has been noted of the participation of these groups in the British context. This paper examines the role of the British Muslim community in the making of British foreign policy. In par...

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Auteur principal: Radcliffe Ross, Liat 1977- (Auteur)
Type de support: Numérique/imprimé Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge 2004
Dans: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Année: 2004, Volume: 15, Numéro: 3, Pages: 365-386
Sujets non-standardisés:B Foreign Policy
B minorities / marginal groups
B Islam
B Great Britain / England
B Politique étrangère
B Politique
B Religion
B Großbritannien / England
B Politics
B Minderheiten / Randgruppen
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Résumé:While much has been written on the role of ethnic and religious pressure groups in US foreign policy making, little has been noted of the participation of these groups in the British context. This paper examines the role of the British Muslim community in the making of British foreign policy. In particular, it examines the lobbying activity of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), which, though only established in 1997, has achieved prominence in political and media circles. This study reveals a disparity between the MCB’s regular access to government ministers and officials under the New Labour tenure and its only limited influence in foreign policy making. More generally, it seeks to show the complexity of the relationship between domestic and foreign policy as well as between culture and politics.
ISSN:0959-6410
Contient:In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/0959641042000233282