The Neoliberal Turn in Regulating Islam
The Paradoxes of Neutrality and Legitimacy in France and the UK
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 9 April 2026
- ISBN 9780197821312
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages232 pages
- Size 235x156 mm
- Language English 694
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Short description:
Drawing on over two years of relational ethnography, featuring real-life case studies, interviews, and observations in mosques and madrasahs, The Neoliberal Turn in Regulating Islam explores the transformation of mosques and Islamic institutions in France and the UK under the pressures of neoliberal bureaucratisation.
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Drawing on over two years of relational ethnography, featuring real-life case studies, interviews, and observations in mosques and madrasahs, The Neoliberal Turn in Regulating Islam explores the transformation of mosques and Islamic institutions in France and the UK under the pressures of neoliberal bureaucratisation.
El Yousfi's analysis of the neoliberal turn-the importation of formalities, rules and procedures, and the development of manuals, toolkits and guidelines derived from private enterprise into the traditional religious sphere-foregrounds the intertwinement of state policies and the efforts of local Muslim leaders. Documenting these top-down and bottom-up processes reveals two paradoxes: the paradox of neutrality and the paradox of legitimacy. The first one refers to the state's claim of neutrality despite its constant regulation of the socio-religious field. The second paradox lies in local Muslim leaders' efforts to acquire legitimacy through neoliberal bureaucratisation whilst simultaneously resisting state attempts to control mosques and madrasahs. Through an exploration of these paradoxes, this monograph offers a compelling narrative about the challenges and strategies of Muslim communities in navigating faith, identity, and bureaucracy in two distinct yet interconnected contexts.
Table of Contents:
Part I. Setting the Paradoxical Scene
Introduction: Hermeneutics of Bureaucratizing Islam
The Seekers' Genealogy
Part II. Paradox of Neutrality
Comparative Anatomy of the Regulatory Structure in France and the UK
Technical Apparatus of the Neoliberal Bureaucratization of Islam
Domination Through the Securitization and Islamization of the Neoliberal Discourse
Part III. Paradox of Legitimacy
Within the Suburbs of Paris: Forging an Expertise in Neoliberal Bureaucratization
The Making of Neoliberal Bureaucrats in a British Mosque
Conclusion: What Is the Impact of Neoliberal Bureaucratization?
Appendix A: BMS Standards Supported by Verses from the Qur'an
