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Islam in the Spotlight: The Mediatisation of Politics in an Amsterdam Neighbourhood

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  • Justus Uitermark

    (Justus Uitermark is in the Department of Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, justusuitermark@hotmail.com)

  • Amy-Jane Gielen

    (Department of Political Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, info@agadvies.com)

Abstract

Conflicts over the presence of migrants and Muslims in Western societies have become increasingly ‘mediatised’ in recent years. Interactions between governments and migrants are now subject to constant scrutiny and the media have become a prime battle ground for political struggles. This paper investigates the effects of mediatisation on the relationships between the government and civil society associations in one Amsterdam neighbourhood before and after a Muslim extremist assassinated film maker Theo van Gogh in November 2004. With the help of field theory, it is shown that media representations do not just reflect local realities, but in fact are a part and outcome of struggles between actors unequally invested with discursive power. Mediatisation thus transforms the logic of politics and alters the balance of power between different actors.

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  • Justus Uitermark & Amy-Jane Gielen, 2010. "Islam in the Spotlight: The Mediatisation of Politics in an Amsterdam Neighbourhood," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 47(6), pages 1325-1342, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:47:y:2010:i:6:p:1325-1342
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098010362807
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    1. Justus Uitermark & Jan Willem Duyvendak, 2008. "Citizen Participation in a Mediated Age: Neighbourhood Governance in The Netherlands," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(1), pages 114-134, March.
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