Listening to Muslim Students' Voices on the Prevent Duty in British Universities: A Qualitative Study

Autor/inn/en	Zempi, Irene; Tripli, Athina
Titel	Listening to Muslim Students' Voices on the Prevent Duty in British Universities: A Qualitative Study
Quelle	In: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 18 (2023) 2, S.230-245 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zempi, Irene)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1746-1979
DOI	10.1177/17461979221077990
Schlagwörter	Muslims; Student Attitudes; Prevention; Freedom of Speech; Self Concept; Foreign Countries; Activism; Terrorism; Antisocial Behavior; National Security; Higher Education; Educational Experience; Undergraduate Students; Islam; Universities; School Policy; Identification; Student Characteristics; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Muslim; Muslimin; Schülerverhalten; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Redefreiheit; Selbstkonzept; Ausland; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Terrorismus; National territory; Security; Staatsgebiet; Sicherheit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungserfahrung; University; Universität; Schulpolitik; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Großbritannien
Abstract	The Prevent Duty requires universities in the United Kingdom to identify and report students who might be seen as 'vulnerable' to radicalisation. Since its introduction in 2015, the duty has been subject to increasing empirical research in the education sector. However, there has been limited research that specifically explores Muslim students' perceptions of Prevent in British universities. This paper directly addresses this gap in research by drawing upon the qualitative experiences of 25 university students who self-identified as 'British Muslims'. Individual, semi-structured interviews were transcribed and analysed using Thematic Analysis. The findings demonstrate the securitisation of higher education and 'policing' of Muslim students. The paper draws on Pantazis and Pemberton's use of the 'new suspect community' thesis in order to examine participants' views and experiences. When analysing the data, three particular themes are especially prominent: as a tool of 'surveillance', Prevent hampers freedom of speech, threatens student activism and forces Muslim students to hide their Muslim identity to avoid being labelled as 'radical' or 'vulnerable' to terrorism. It will be concluded that the 'surveillance' function of Prevent is problematic on the grounds that it renders universities 'modern-day panopticons'. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01