Abstract
In a recent initiative targeting Muslim extremism in Britain, Communities Secretary
Hazel Blears referred to "ungoverned spaces", actual and virtual social spaces that
facilitate the radicalisation of Pakistani Muslim youth in Britain. By extension, in the
West in political and popular constructions Pakistan is also made intelligible as an
ungovernable space, with the rise in conflicts and violence in Pakistan and the
perceived lawlessness of its tribal areas.
Hazel Blears referred to "ungoverned spaces", actual and virtual social spaces that
facilitate the radicalisation of Pakistani Muslim youth in Britain. By extension, in the
West in political and popular constructions Pakistan is also made intelligible as an
ungovernable space, with the rise in conflicts and violence in Pakistan and the
perceived lawlessness of its tribal areas.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 571-581 |
| Journal | Environment and Planning D: Society and Space |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Pakistan
- geography
- political activity
- radicalisation
- muslim societies
