Shiji, Agnel Nidhi (2021) Capturing the Muslim experience with airport staff, security checkpoints and surveillance systems at Dublin airport. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.

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Recent research has shown that the airport can be an unwelcoming and hostile place for Muslims (Blackwood et al., 2013; Bonino, 2015; Nagra & Maurutto, 2016; Selod, 2019). With the drastic increase in the implementation of security and surveillance measures at airports since the 9/11 attacks, studies have shown these measures can affect various populations differently (Blackwood et al., 2015; Nagra & Maurutto, 2016). While studies have examined the Muslim experience at airports in Scotland, Canada and America, no studies have investigated the Muslim experiences at Irish airports. To address the gap, this study set out to examine the encounters between Muslims (living in Ireland) and airport staff, security checkpoints and surveillance systems at Dublin airport. A digital self-completion survey provided quantitative data from 31 individuals. This survey asked participants to provide their views, opinions and encounters with security personnel, security checkpoints, monitoring technologies and profiling at Dublin airport. A thematic analysis was used to interpret the findings from the survey. The findings from this study show that participants generally reported having an overall positive experience at Dublin airport. However, some individuals recalled having a negative experience with additional screening procedures in particular at Dublin airport as participants described these practices as an embarrassing and uncomfortable experience. More than half of respondents (61.29%) also believed that profiling happens at airports. The impact of these results will be compared with existing current literature. This study highlights the importance of raising awareness to the issue in an Irish context as the Muslim community is growing in Ireland. The findings presented in this thesis will add to our understanding of the Muslim experience at airports in an Irish context. This study should, therefore, be of value to researchers wishing to gain further insight into the issue in Ireland.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Additional Information:	A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MA in Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Keywords:	Capturing; Muslim experience; airport staff; security checkpoints; surveillance systems; Dublin airport; Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Law
Item ID:	19004
Depositing User:	IR eTheses
Date Deposited:	10 Oct 2024 10:17
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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