Spies, surveillance and stakeouts: monitoring Muslim moves in British state schools

TY - JOUR

T1 - Spies, surveillance and stakeouts

T2 - monitoring Muslim moves in British state schools

AU - Sian, Katy Pal

PY - 2015/1/1

Y1 - 2015/1/1

N2 - This article will provide a critique of the PVE initiative and its implementation within the context of primary education following the events of 9/11, the 2001 riots and 7/7. Drawing upon empirical data I will argue that the monitoring of young Muslims and ‘extremism’ is problematic and reinforces the logics of Islamophobia through practices of governmentality. Moreover I will examine how whilst the monitoring of extremism is prioritized in many schools, training for teachers on race equality, tolerance and accepting difference is weak if not absent. This, I suggest, demonstrates a clear manifestation of contemporary hegemonic post-racial politics which increasingly silences the critique of institutional racism. Additionally this article will explore how Muslims in the sphere of education have been implicated and problematised against the backdrop of a ‘muscular liberalism’ intent on the return of assimilationist discourses.

AB - This article will provide a critique of the PVE initiative and its implementation within the context of primary education following the events of 9/11, the 2001 riots and 7/7. Drawing upon empirical data I will argue that the monitoring of young Muslims and ‘extremism’ is problematic and reinforces the logics of Islamophobia through practices of governmentality. Moreover I will examine how whilst the monitoring of extremism is prioritized in many schools, training for teachers on race equality, tolerance and accepting difference is weak if not absent. This, I suggest, demonstrates a clear manifestation of contemporary hegemonic post-racial politics which increasingly silences the critique of institutional racism. Additionally this article will explore how Muslims in the sphere of education have been implicated and problematised against the backdrop of a ‘muscular liberalism’ intent on the return of assimilationist discourses.

KW - education

KW - extremism

KW - Islamophobia

KW - post-racial

KW - PVE

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84920674803&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/13613324.2013.830099

DO - 10.1080/13613324.2013.830099

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84920674803

SN - 1361-3324

VL - 18

SP - 183

EP - 201

JO - Race Ethnicity and Education

JF - Race Ethnicity and Education

IS - 2

ER -