Provides a highly original contribution to the field through comparative study of social identity formations Explores different 'becomings' within contrasting configurations of nation, state, religion and gender Provides a nuanced analysis of the complexities of the relationship between 'nation' and 'state'

Autorentext

Máiréad Dunne is Professor of the Sociology of Education and Director of the Centre for International Education at the University of Sussex, UK.

Naureen Durrani is Course Leader for MA International Education and Development (MAIED), University of Sussex, UK.

Kathleen Fincham is a Senior Lecturer in Education and Social Science at St Mary's University, London, UK. Barbara Crossouard is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Sussex, UK and an active researcher working within the gender and youth citizenship strand of the Centre for International Education (CIE).

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Geographies of Identity.- 3. The Research.- 4. Pakistan: converging imaginaries in an Islamic state.- 5. Senegal: Muslim youth identities in a secular nation.- 6. Nigeria: Muslim youth and internal others in a multi-religious nation.- 7. Lebanon: National imaginaries, state fragilities and the Shi'a other.- 8. Conclusions: Intersecting nation, religion and gender. ****