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‘The Acceptance of Cultural Diversity in Europe: Theoretical Perspectives and Contemporary Developments’
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Multiculturalism, interculturalism and citizenship
Full text linkIn this chapter we engage with some recent authors who believe that an alternative to multiculturalism must be sought in order to understand and live with diversity. These authors are not anti-diversity, on the contrary, but they share the view that multiculturalism is no longer a persuasive intellectual or policy approach. For example, the Council of Europe’s White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue (2008) included the finding that the majority of practitioners and NGOs across Europe had come to the conclusion that multiculturalism was no longer fit for purpose, and needed to be replaced by a form of interculturalism. Similar views were expressed in the UNESCO World Report, Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue (2008). More recently still, Ted Cantle (2012: 2) has described interculturalism ‘as an opportunity to replace multiculturalism as a conceptual and policy framework’, while Maxwell et al (2012: 429) maintain that ‘Interculturalism represents a gain over Multiculturalism while pursuing the same set of most uncontroversial political ends…’. These statements therefore invite the question: in what ways – if at all - is interculturalism different, substantively or otherwise, from multiculturalism
Islamophobia’s past, present, and future: insights and reflections from multi-generational Muslim academics
No full textIn this narrative interview, Maisha Islam engages with Professor Tariq Modood to explore the way in which Islamophobia has manifested within UK Higher Education’s (HE) past, present, and what this subsequently means for its future. Similar to the concept of racial fluidity (i.e., the idea that the construction of race is not a fixed reality, rather something that changes in response to social contexts), this chapter will explore this from the perspective of an established Muslim academic whose career spans over 45 years. From contributing to debates related to the Rushdie affair, to describing the double standards British Muslims experience in the current HE landscape, this unique positioning will allow for not only a critical reflection of Professor Modood’s early experiences of racism and Islamophobia in HE but also an exploration of the current impact of Islamophobia. The chapter concludes by suggesting recommendations for the sector (as well as Muslims themselves) to support current and future generation
Diversity, multiculturalism, and identity politics
No full textThis handbook bridges "explicit" treatments of ethical issues in communication and "implicit" considerations of ethics, putting under one umbrella analyses and applications that draw upon recognized ethical theories and those which, while they do not cite traditional ethical theorists, nevertheless engage important questions of power, equality, and justice. The collection has three major sections: resources for theoretical understanding and insight; application to specialties of communication study; and contemporary issues of social and economic justice. The Handbook fills an important niche in the literature of communication studies, through consolidating knowledge about the multiple relationships between communication and ethics, by systematically treating areas of application, and by "introducing" explicit and implicit examinations of communication ethics to one another. This volume is developed to be the most comprehensive guide to the study of communication and ethics available. It is primarily intended for scholars in communication and related disciplines, who will use the Handbook as a resource for their research; instructors who will use the Handbook as a main point of reference in graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses in communication and ethics; and university libraries that want a comprehensive resource for research in the study of communication and ethics. Scholars in other fields where applied ethics holds interest will also benefit from this volume
Islamophobia as cultural racism? Martin Amis and the racialization of Muslims
No full textSince Al Qaeda's attacks on America in 2001, 'Islamophobia' has quickly entered common parlance. 'Islamophobia' is also a contested concept - its very meaning and implications varying widely depending where on the political, religious and intellectual spectrum one stands. Given this, there is much confusion as to what kind of experiences (if any) may be understood through the lens of 'Islamophobia'. Are the various security measures enacted in the wake of the 'war on terror' Islamophobic? Can the American gulag be seen as an institutionalisation of Islamophobia? Are attacks on Muslims in Western democracies to be analysed as manifestations of Islamophobia? International in scope, "Thinking Through Islamophobia" considers attitudes towards Islam and Muslims in Russia, investigates the concept in Western democracies, and rigorously analyses the many meanings of 'Islamophobia'. The contributors map out the concept in terms of its relationship to practices such as racism and anti-Semitism, but also contend that 'Islamophobia' has to be taken seriously, and ought not be dismissed as a polemical term behind which reactionary Muslim and 'extremist' Muslims can take shelter. The book also analyses the complex but under-examined ways in which the rights of Muslims are being contested in various parts of the world. In conclusion the contributors reveal the possibility of a rigorous conceptualialization which may allow 'Islamophobia' to be seen as a serious phenomenon, one that cannot be dismissed because of the polemical nature of the public and intellectual debates that threatens to consume it
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