Muslim young people online: “Acts of citizenship” in socially networked spaces Johns, Amelia 2014, Muslim young people online: “Acts of citizenship” in socially networked spaces, Social inclusion, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 71-82. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads johns-muslimyoung-2014.pdf Published version application/pdf 598.70KB 219 Title Muslim young people online: “Acts of citizenship” in socially networked spaces Author(s) Johns, Amelia orcid.org/0000-0002-3946-7869 Journal name Social inclusion Volume number 2 Issue number 2 Start page 71 End page 82 Total pages 12 Publisher Cogitatio Press Place of publication Lisbon, Portugal Publication date 2014-08 ISSN 2183-2803 Keyword(s) citizenship civic engagement Muslim young people participatory practice social media Summary This paper reviews the current literature regarding Muslim young people’s online social networking and participatory practices with the aim of examining whether these practices open up new spaces of civic engagement and political par-ticipation. The paper focuses on the experiences of young Muslims living in western societies, where, since September 11, the ability to assert claims as citizens in the public arena has diminished. The paper draws upon Isin & Nielsen’s (2008) “acts of citizenship” to define the online practices of many Muslim youth, for whom the internet provides a space where new performances of citizenship are enacted outside of formal citizenship rights and spaces of participa-tion. These “acts" are evaluated in light of theories which articulate the changing nature of publics and the public sphere in a digital era. The paper will use this conceptual framework in conjunction with the literature review to ex-plore whether virtual, online spaces offer young Muslims an opportunity to create a more inclusive discursive space to interact with co-citizens, engage with social and political issues and assert their citizen rights than is otherwise afforded by formal political structures; a need highlighted by policies which target minority Muslim young people for greater civ-ic participation but which do not reflect the interests and values of Muslim young people. Language eng Field of Research 160803 Race and Ethnic Relations Socio Economic Objective 940111 Ethnicity, Multiculturalism and Migrant Development and Welfare HERDC Research category C4 Letter or note Copyright notice ©2014, Cogitatio Press Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30065606 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation Open Access Collection 2018 ERA Submission   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 08 Sep 2014, 10:20:49 EST Mon, 08 Sep 2014, 11:36:40 EST Wed, 10 Sep 2014, 12:45:51 EST Wed, 17 Sep 2014, 13:39:55 EST Thu, 18 Sep 2014, 10:05:37 EST Wed, 10 Dec 2014, 14:08:06 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 07:38:56 EST Sat, 15 Apr 2017, 02:46:08 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:09:17 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:16:35 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 10 times in TR Web of Science Cited 15 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 710 Abstract Views, 221 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 08 Sep 2014, 10:20:39 EST by Cayla Edwards