| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 318 pages) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
In several Western countries, expert commissions composed of academics, public figures, politicians and community organisers have been established by governments or civil society to reflect on the changes and challenges of an increasingly plural society. Commission recommendations on how to 'manage' diversities successfully have shaped national narratives and affected law and public policies, yet research on the workings of such commissions remains rare. British Multiculturalism: From Parekh to PREVENT, and BeyondBuilding on its companion volume (Public Commissions on Cultural and Religious Diversity: Analysis, Reception and Challenges), this book engages with core concepts of identity, nationality, citizenship, freedom, equality and accommodation. It will appeal to researchers and students of public policy, sociology, anthropology, law, religion, politics, history and migration studies, as well as policymakers and anyone with a general interest in current debates on ethnic, cultural and religious diversity. Cohesive Fear: A Comment on Maclure and LacroixIntroduction. A Retrospective on Diversity Commissions: From Set-Up and Working Methods to Impacting PolicyMaking a difference: Dialogue and compromise in the Belgian Federal Round Tables of Interculturalism Religious and Cultural Diversity in Belgium: Finding the Common DenominatorRetrospective on the French Stasi CommissionThis book focuses on the experiences of expert commissions in the UK, France, Quebec and Belgium. Furthering the debate on commissions' potential and limitations it draws on the first-hand experiences and introspection of former commission members and close observers, along with outside perspectives and critique from independent scholars |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Multiculturalism.
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Multiculturalism -- Case studies
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Minorities -- Government policy
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Minorities -- Government policy -- Case studies
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Religious minorities -- Government policy
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Religious minorities -- Government policy -- Case studies
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Governmental investigations.
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Governmental investigations -- Case studies
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multiculturalism.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Governmental investigations.
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Minorities -- Government policy.
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Multiculturalism.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Alidadi, Katayoun, editor
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Foblets, Marie-Claire, 1959- editor
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| ISBN |
9781317073789 |
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1317073789 |
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9781315602851 |
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1315602857 |
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9781317073772 |
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1317073770 |
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