ABSTRACT

This article examines the role of the third sector and civil society in addressing the inadequacies of state policies on migration in Europe. It centres on the Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign (IHBDC), a faith-based, third sector organisation which is established by second and third generation of Shia Muslim British citizens. The study utilises ethnography and interviews with all of the main figures of the IHBDC activists and many donors across England and Scotland. There are two analytic goals for this study. First, it re-examines the gift-relationship theory of Richard Titmuss on using blood donation as a policy tool. Secondly, it explains how a religious narrative can shape the civic engagement of children of migrants and help them in negotiating their sense of identity in the British context. The idea is that religiously reinforced civic engagement empowers them in their transition to establishing a unique European Shia identity.

摘要

本文探讨了第三部门和公民社会在解决欧洲国家移民政策不足方面的作用。它以伊玛目侯赛因献血运动 (IHBDC) 为中心，这是一个基于信仰的第三部门组织，由第二代和第三代什叶派穆斯林英国公民建立。该研究利用民族志和采访 IHBDC 活动家的所有主要人物以及英格兰和苏格兰的许多捐助者。本研究有两个分析目标。首先，它重新审视了理查德·蒂特马斯(Richard Titmuss) 将献血作为政策工具的礼物关系理论。其次，它解释了宗教叙事如何塑造移民子女的公民参与，并帮助他们在英国的背景下协商他们的身份认同感。