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Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Note to the readers:; 1 Introduction; 2 Three approaches to the political involvement of migrants
a short overview over the state of research and some theoretical considerations; 2.1 Three major perspectives on (migrant) political participation and collective mobilisation: A very short overview; 2.1.1 Resources as a necessary requirement for political involvement; 2.1.2 Identity, frames and migrant political involvement:; 2.1.3 Political context and migrant transnationalism shaping individual and collective political involvement.
2.2 Some theoretical considerations on religion and the political involvement of migrants2.2.1 Religion as an organisational resource; 2.2.2 Religious identities and religion as a symbolic resource for political involvement; 2.2.3 Taking religious and political context factors into account; 3 Methodology; 3.1 Case selection and comparative design: a "comparaison à géométrie variable"; 3.1.1 Comparing Christian, Muslim and secular African migrants; 3.1.2 Choosing the field: studying migrants in the city; 3.1.3 The main focus of the study: Berlin.
3.1.4 Adding a comparative perspective: Berlin and Paris3.2 Data collection and analysis; 3.2.1 Data collection; 3.2.2 Interview methodology and thematic framework; 3.2.3 Network data; 3.2.4 Research among highly vulnerable migrants
access to the field in Berlin and Paris; 4 Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Berlin and Paris; 4.1 African migrants in Berlin and Paris
visible and invisible at the same time; 4.1.1 African migrants in Germany and France: countries of birth and (former) nationalities; 4.1.2 A young and precarious population.
4.1.3 The religious makeup of the population from sub-Saharan Africa in Berlin and Paris4.2 The political and religious contexts: a short overview; 4.2.1 Borders; 4.2.2 Citizenship; 4.2.3 Racism and the colonial legacy; 4.2.4 Migrant religion in Germany and France and Berlin and Paris; 4.2.5 Collective grievances and political goals; 5 Religion as an organisational resource: Religious self-organisation of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Berlin and Paris; 5.1 African organisations and networks in Berlin.
5.2 Secular and religious interorganisational networks in Berlin: a social network analysis5.2.1 Affiliation with overarching organisations; 5.2.2 Co-membership ties; 5.2.3 Central actors within the network of secular and Christian organisations; 5.3 Key Christian actors in the network; 5.3.1 Central Christian actors in the network: co-membership in secular and Christian federations; 5.4 Summary of the results of the social network analysis; 6 "Jesus was a revolutionary": Religion as structural and symbolic political resource.
a short overview over the state of research and some theoretical considerations; 2.1 Three major perspectives on (migrant) political participation and collective mobilisation: A very short overview; 2.1.1 Resources as a necessary requirement for political involvement; 2.1.2 Identity, frames and migrant political involvement:; 2.1.3 Political context and migrant transnationalism shaping individual and collective political involvement.
2.2 Some theoretical considerations on religion and the political involvement of migrants2.2.1 Religion as an organisational resource; 2.2.2 Religious identities and religion as a symbolic resource for political involvement; 2.2.3 Taking religious and political context factors into account; 3 Methodology; 3.1 Case selection and comparative design: a "comparaison à géométrie variable"; 3.1.1 Comparing Christian, Muslim and secular African migrants; 3.1.2 Choosing the field: studying migrants in the city; 3.1.3 The main focus of the study: Berlin.
3.1.4 Adding a comparative perspective: Berlin and Paris3.2 Data collection and analysis; 3.2.1 Data collection; 3.2.2 Interview methodology and thematic framework; 3.2.3 Network data; 3.2.4 Research among highly vulnerable migrants
access to the field in Berlin and Paris; 4 Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Berlin and Paris; 4.1 African migrants in Berlin and Paris
visible and invisible at the same time; 4.1.1 African migrants in Germany and France: countries of birth and (former) nationalities; 4.1.2 A young and precarious population.
4.1.3 The religious makeup of the population from sub-Saharan Africa in Berlin and Paris4.2 The political and religious contexts: a short overview; 4.2.1 Borders; 4.2.2 Citizenship; 4.2.3 Racism and the colonial legacy; 4.2.4 Migrant religion in Germany and France and Berlin and Paris; 4.2.5 Collective grievances and political goals; 5 Religion as an organisational resource: Religious self-organisation of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Berlin and Paris; 5.1 African organisations and networks in Berlin.
5.2 Secular and religious interorganisational networks in Berlin: a social network analysis5.2.1 Affiliation with overarching organisations; 5.2.2 Co-membership ties; 5.2.3 Central actors within the network of secular and Christian organisations; 5.3 Key Christian actors in the network; 5.3.1 Central Christian actors in the network: co-membership in secular and Christian federations; 5.4 Summary of the results of the social network analysis; 6 "Jesus was a revolutionary": Religion as structural and symbolic political resource.