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METHODOLOGYThe research employed a mixed methodology, with a focus on qualitative data. For the qualitative component, politically active interviewees were identified through a mixture of snowballing and web‐based methods. An NGO and a relevant settlement organisation were the point of connection for recruiting participants who were not politically active. LITERATURE REVIEWAn iterative literature review was undertaken, evolving as the project went on. The scope of the review includes: ƒ General research on political participation ƒ Political participation and belonging ƒ Participation and ethnic minorities ƒ Religion and political participation ƒ Political participation of Muslims in Australia ƒ Evaluations of Australian and UK initiatives aimed at enhancing political participation of Muslims. INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWSRepresentatives from the groups outlined under ‘sample summary’ below were recruited to participate in semi‐structured in‐depth interviews and focus groups, conducted either in person or by telephone. Thirty‐nine individual interviews were conducted, twenty‐three face to face and sixteen by telephone. Twenty interviewees were from Melbourne, sixteen in Sydney, and one each in Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide. Telephone interviews were only used when it was not possible to arrange a face‐to‐face interview in a mutually agreeable location. The main sample for these interviews was thirty individuals identified as politically active, or influential within and beyond Australian Muslim communities. Nine telephone interviews were conducted with coordinators and participants of selected case study initiatives. All interviewees are profiled in Appendix One, including their organisational and nature of interviewees’ roles in public life. FOCUS GROUPSFour focus groups were organised in Sydney, of which three went ahead; the fourth did not attract participants, for reasons discussed under ‘limitations’, below. The focus group sample was primarily intended to be Australian Muslims able to represent the voice of those not involved in active political participation or community leadership. Groups were co‐ordinated through a small NGO and a community settlement service working with this demographic. The researchers also attended a workshop in Campsie on 26 November 2009, organised in conjunction with the other research teams undertaking research projects under the umbrella of ‘Working with Muslim Communities’. SAMPLE SUMMARYa. Current and past federal, state and local politcians. b. Active members of political parties. c. Australian Muslim ‘community influentials’. d. Australian Muslims who have been unsuccessful in having their voice heard in the public arena. e. Convenors and project workers from selected initiatives. f. International ‘community influentials’ and those involved with selected identified initiatives. g. Bureaucrats at federal and state level.
Liberal). Five of these had successfully been elected to a seat at local government level. Two of these elected councillors were members of the ALP, two were with the Greens, and one was a member of the Liberal Party at the time of the interview (having previously been a member of the ALP). A further two interviews were conducted in Canada with one current and one former elected member of its national parliament, both members of the Liberal Party (Canada’s nearest equivalent to the ALP). No Canadian Muslim MPs were identified in the ruling Conservative Party. The original research structure was sufficiently flexible to account for variations in responses from the broad range of interviewees. The question of leadership, and whether participants describe themselves as ‘leaders’, arose consistently. We found that many involved in community roles, preferred to be called ‘activists’ or ‘workers’, even when their duties included leadership. Issues such as these did not require modifying the research questions but did require adapting the research premises to the individual situation. Directory: sites -> default -> files -> documents -> 01 2014 documents -> Ace abi catair customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements documents -> Mobile audio/video recording systems documents -> The south australian government gazette documents -> All public acts appearing in this gazette are to be considered official, and obeyed as such documents -> Union interparlementaire inter-parliamentary union 01 2014 -> Voices Shaping the 01 2014 -> Muslim Voices – Hopes and aspirations of Muslim Australians Centre for Muslim Minorities & Islam Policy Studies 01 2014 -> Editors: Kerry Download 16.24 Mb. Share with your friends:
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