Parveen Akhtar is a lecturer in sociology at Aston University, specialising in political participation, Islam, migration and social change. She is the author of British Muslim Politics: Examining Pakistani Biraderi Networks (Palgrave, 2013), and has published articles in the British Journal of Politics and International Relations, the Political Quarterly and European Political Science.
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Published in: HomeIs there a connection between Muslim 'superdiversity' and sectarian violence?What lies behind two intra-Muslim killings in Britain? The question is timely at the unifying moment of a new Muslim year.
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Published in: HomeBradford West, democracy in technicolourA passionate contest in Bradford West was a highlight of Britain's general election. Here is the remarkable story...
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Published in: HomeBradford West: politics comes alive
A fusion of history, politics and personality gives the electoral contest in one British constituency a unique flavour.
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Published in: HomeBritish Muslims and local democracy: after Bradford
A by-election earthquake in the post-industrial northern English city of Bradford saw a high-profile politician with...