American Muslim Organizations' Platform and Strategies: Understanding Changes in Interest Group Identity
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[Thesis]
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Ayah Ibrahim
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Mandaville, Peter
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George Mason University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2017
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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373
GENERAL NOTES
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Committee members: Regan, Priscilla; Victor, Jennifer
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-64862-1
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
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Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Political Science
Body granting the degree
George Mason University
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2017
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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American Muslim organizations face the challenge of representing their diverse constituency and effectively engaging with the public and policymakers. How do organizations present themselves publicly? This study endeavors to address this query and illuminate what exogenous (government policy, public opinion, and world events) and endogenous (experience and funding) factors influence the projected identity (platforms and tactics) by analyzing press releases and other publications of three prominent national American Muslim organizations between 1999 and 2013. A series of regression models finds support for socialization theories. Additionally, the organizations responded more frequently to negative policies or violent incidents, confirming a disturbance hypothesis.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Islamic Studies; Political science
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Subject Term
Social sciences;American muslims;Identity;Interest groups;Minority;Organizations