Series Editors
– Nassef Manabilang Adiong, University of the Philippines Diliman, and Miriam College’s Department of International Studies, Philippines
– Deina Abdelkader, Department of Political Science, College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, USA
– Raffaele Mauriello, Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Iran
We welcome book proposals in areas such as:
Islamic theories of international relations • Islam in International Relations theories • Islamic Studies and International Studies • Islamic Studies and Area Studies • Islamic approaches to world politics • Islam and foreign policy • Islam and diplomacy • Islam and geopolitics • Islam and Security Studies • Islam and post-colonial international relations • Islam and global development studies • Islam and international law • Islam and international political economy • Islam and international political sociology • Islam and human rights • Islam and international organizations
Submission
Please email your inquiries and/or book proposals to contact@nassef.info, nmadiong@up.edu.ph, deina_abdelkader@uml.edu, and contactme@raffaelemauriello.info. All book proposals should include the following:
– The proposed title of the book.
– A description of the book (between 400 and 700 words) that explains its rationale, scope, significance to the series, its relations to competing works, and notable contribution to existing scholarship.
– A table of contents with chapter summaries.
– Estimated word length for the whole book, its proposed completion date, and description of its target readership.
– Optional: one or two sample chapters.
– Complete curriculum vitae of the author(s).
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“European Muslims and their Foreign Policy Interests: Identities and Loyalties” by Imène Ajala
In a global context marked by terrorist threats, Muslim communities in the West have come under increasing scrutiny. Sensitive questions on identity arise with regard to their foreign policy interests and their loyalties.
Topics covered include:
– Relations between European Muslims and international issues
– Political opportunity structures
– Organization and institutionalization of Islam
– Diaspora and transnational dimensions
– The securitization of Islam
– Foreign policy and loyalty
This book investigates the foreign policy interests and political mobilization of Muslims in Europe, specifically in France and Great Britain, contributing to shed light on these difficult questions.
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