Public commissions on cultural and religious diversity : national narratives, multiple identities and minorities /: national narratives, multiple identities and minorities. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Katayoun Alidadi and Marie-Claire Foblets.
• Editors: Alidadi, Katayoun; Foblets, Marie-Claire, 1959-
• Contents: Public Commissions on Cultural and Religious Diversity- Front Cover; Public Commissions on Cultural and Religious Diversity; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Note; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction. A retrospective on diversity commissions: from set-up and working methods to impacting policy; Towards a better understanding of the role of expert commissions; The UK, France, Quebec and Belgium as case studies; Overview of chapters; From establishment to working methods and reactions Retrospective insights and a look ahead: the continued relevance of commissionsNotes; PART I: The importance of Britishness: The Parekh Commission Report and beyond; Chapter 2: Pointing to a multicultural future: Rethinking race, ethnicity, religion and Britishness; Introduction; The Swann Report (1985); The Commission on Multi-Ethnic Britain (2000); Commission on Religion and Belief in BritishPublic Life (2015); The new religious diversity and significance of religion; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 3: National identities and the Parekh Report; The CMEB's report The report's Parekhian approach to national identitiesConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 4: Religion, belief and diversity in transition: The Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life; Introduction; The context for CORB: diversity in liberal democracies; Royal Commissions and the Commission on Religion and Belief in British Public Life; Regulating religion: commissions as 'soft regulation'; Public reception; CORB, diversity and gender; CORB: comparing the UK and French approach; Conclusion; Notes; References Chapter 5: British multiculturalism: From 'Parekh' to 'PREVENT', and beyondIntroduction; A crisis of difference?; British multiculturalism, Jenkins (1967) to Parekh (2000); Scrutinising minorities, shifting agendas; Grounds for optimism?; Concluding observations on commissions; Notes; References; PART II: Laïcité facing religious diversity: France's Stasi Commission and its legacy; Chapter 6: Laïcité is a most liberal legal frame: Reflections on the work of the Stasi Commission; Introduction; The French 'affaire de foulard' and the Stasi Commission; Impact of the Stasi Commission report ConclusionNotes; Chapter 7: Retrospective on the French Stasi Commission; Introduction; Why the Stasi Commission?; Why these nominations to the commission?; How did the commission do its work?; What was the impact of the commission's report?; Looking back, would you have preferred a different procedure? Do you wish you had (re-)acted differently?; Notes; Chapter 8: Theoretical perspectives on cultural and religious diversity in two national reports; The Stasi report; The Commission for Intercultural Dialogue; Conclusion; Notes; References
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 318 pages)
• Subjects: 305.8; Multiculturalism; Multiculturalism -- Case studies; Minorities -- Government policy; Minorities -- Government policy -- Case studies; Religious minorities -- Government policy; Religious minorities -- Government policy -- Case studies; Governmental investigations; Governmental investigations -- Case studies; Governmental investigations; Minorities -- Government policy; Multiculturalism; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies; Case studies; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317073789; 1317073789; 9781315602851; 1315602857; 9781317073772; 1317073770
• Related ISBNs: 9781472471758
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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