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Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond

edited by Paul Bramadat & Lorne Dawson

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2014
Category
General, General, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442614369
    Publish Date
    Jul 2014
    List Price
    $45.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442646315
    Publish Date
    Jul 2014
    List Price
    $84.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442665408
    Publish Date
    Sep 2014
    List Price
    $35.95

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After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, those in London and Madrid, and the arrest of the “Toronto 18,” Canadians have changed how they think about terrorism and security. As governments respond to the potential threat of homegrown radicalism, many observers have become concerned about the impact of those security measures on the minority groups whose lives are “securitized.”

In Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond, Paul Bramadat and Lorne Dawson bring together contributors from a wide range of academic disciplines to examine the challenges created by both religious radicalism and the state’s and society’s response to it. This collection takes a critical look at what is known about religious radicalization, how minorities are affected by radicalization from within and securitization from without, and how the public, media, and government are attempting to cope with the dangers of both radicalization and securitization.

Religious Radicalization and Securitization in Canada and Beyond is an ideal guide to the ongoing debates on how best to respond to radicalization without sacrificing the commitments to multiculturalism and social justice that many Canadians hold dear.

About the authors

Paul Bramadat is a professor and director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. His previous works include Religious Radicalization in Canada and Beyond and Christianity and Ethnicity in Canada both published by University of Toronto Press.

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Lorne Dawson is a professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo.

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