Public Commissions on Cultural and Religious Diversity.
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May 2017: 234x156: 310pp Hb: 978-1-472-47288-5 | £105.00 eBook: 978-1-315-60284-4 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface: The Benefit of Analysing National Public Commissions on Diversity for Research and Policy Making; Introduction: National Commissions on Diversity: When Reflective Processes Happen in Parallel within Several Nation- States; Layout of the Book Part I: Britain, France, Quebec, and Belgium Chapter 1—National Commissions on Collective Identity and Diversity: Britain, France, Quebec, and Belgium Chapter 2—‘Stories are the secret reservoirs of values’: Personal Recollections of Two Commissions in the United Kingdom Chapter 3—Assumptions of Power Subverted: Media and Emotions in the Wake of the Parekh Report Chapter 4—From the Stasi (2003) to the Machelon Commission (2006): The Use of Commissions in Religious Regulation in France Chapter 5—The Outcome of the Stasi Report in France: Much Ado About Nothing? Chapter 6—The Bouchard-Taylor Commission in Quebec and Reasonable Accommodations: Collective Creation and Multilevel Reception Chapter 7—Debating Intercultural Integration in Belgium: From the Commission for Intercultural Dialogue to the Round Tables on Interculturalism Part II: Comparative and Theoretical Perspectives Chapter 8—The Commissions: Caught between Media Simplifications and Political Interests Chapter 9—Control, Instrumentalization and Co-operation: The Relation between Law and Religion in Four National Contexts Chapter 10—Glocalizations of a Common Discourse: The United Kingdom and Quebec Compared in the Context of Four National Commissions on Diversity Chapter 11—The Altar of Victory and the Crucifix: A Tale of Two Controversial Symbols Chapter 12—A Coherent Public Policy on Religion in Norway? An Analysis of the 2013 Report ‘A Society Open to Religious and Worldview Diversity’ Chapter 13—A National Enquiry into Freedom of Religion and Belief in Australia Chapter 14—Public-Policy Discourses on Selected Significant Issues of Cultural and Religious Diversity in Singapore Chapter 15—The Religious Diversity ‘Conundrum’ in Morocco: The Case of the National Commission for Dialogue on Civil Society and New Constitutional Prerogatives (2012) General Conclusion 20% Discount with this flyer! Public Commissions on Cultural and Religious Diversity. Analysis, Reception and Challenges Edited by Solange Lefebvre and Patrice Brodeur The question of managing cultural and religious diversity has resulted in the creation of government-initiated public commissions to report on national identity and the impact of greater diversity on the law, public institutions, integration and religion. Analysing the work of public commissions in Britain, France, Belgium, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Singapore and Norway the book reflects on the way they framed religious and cultural diversity, the questions and controversies they examined, the key political actors involved, public and media reception, legal challenges and the impact they had both on public policy and in concrete situations such as work, schools and health care. 20% Discount Available - enter the code FLR40 at checkout* Hb: 978-1-472-47288-5 | £84.00 * Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and only applies to books purchased directly via our website. For more details, or to request a copy for review, please contact: Robyn Doyle, Author Marketing & Communications, [email protected] For more information visit: www.routledge.com/9781472472885
Transcript of Public Commissions on Cultural and Religious Diversity.
May 2017: 234x156: 310pp
Hb: 978-1-472-47288-5 | £105.00eBook: 978-1-315-60284-4
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface: The Benefit of Analysing National Public Commissions on Diversity for Research and Policy Making; Introduction: National Commissions on Diversity: When Reflective Processes Happen in Parallel within Several Nation-States; Layout of the Book Part I: Britain, France, Quebec, and BelgiumChapter 1—National Commissions on Collective Identity and Diversity: Britain, France, Quebec, and BelgiumChapter 2—‘Stories are the secret reservoirs of values’: Personal Recollections of Two Commissions in the United KingdomChapter 3—Assumptions of Power Subverted: Media and Emotions in the Wake of the Parekh ReportChapter 4—From the Stasi (2003) to the Machelon Commission (2006): The Use of Commissions in Religious Regulation in FranceChapter 5—The Outcome of the Stasi Report in France: Much Ado About Nothing?Chapter 6—The Bouchard-Taylor Commission in Quebec and Reasonable Accommodations: Collective Creation and Multilevel ReceptionChapter 7—Debating Intercultural Integration in Belgium: From the Commission for Intercultural Dialogue to the Round Tables on Interculturalism
Part II: Comparative and Theoretical PerspectivesChapter 8—The Commissions: Caught between Media Simplifications and Political InterestsChapter 9—Control, Instrumentalization and Co-operation: The Relation between Law and Religion in Four National ContextsChapter 10—Glocalizations of a Common Discourse: The United Kingdom and Quebec Compared in the Context of Four National Commissions on DiversityChapter 11—The Altar of Victory and the Crucifix: A Tale of Two Controversial SymbolsChapter 12—A Coherent Public Policy on Religion in Norway? An Analysis of the 2013 Report ‘A Society Open to Religious and Worldview Diversity’Chapter 13—A National Enquiry into Freedom of Religion and Belief in AustraliaChapter 14—Public-Policy Discourses on Selected Significant Issues of Cultural and Religious Diversity in SingaporeChapter 15—The Religious Diversity ‘Conundrum’ in Morocco: The Case of the National Commission for Dialogue on Civil Society and New Constitutional Prerogatives (2012)General Conclusion
Selected Significant Issues of Cultural and Religious Diversityin Singapore Lai Ah-Eng; Chapter 15—The Religious Diversity‘Conundrum’ in Morocco: The Case of the NationalCommission for Dialogue on Civil Society and NewConstitutional Prerogatives (2012) Mohamed Fadil; GeneralConclusion Patrice Brodeur
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Public Commissions onCultural and ReligiousDiversity.Analysis, Reception and Challenges
Edited by Solange Lefebvre and Patrice Brodeur
The question of managing cultural and religious diversityhas resulted in the creation of government-initiated publiccommissions to report on national identity and the impactof greater diversity on the law, public institutions,integration and religion. Analysing the work of publiccommissions in Britain, France, Belgium, Canada, Australia,New Zealand, Italy, Singapore and Norway the book reflectson the way they framed religious and cultural diversity, thequestions and controversies they examined, the key politicalactors involved, public and media reception, legalchallenges and the impact they had both on public policyand in concrete situations such as work, schools and healthcare.
20% Discount Available - enter the code FLR40 atcheckout*Hb: 978-1-472-47288-5 | £84.00* Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and only applies tobooks purchased directly via our website.
For more details, or to request a copy for review, please contact: Robyn Doyle, AuthorMarketing & Communications, [email protected]
For more information visit:www.routledge.com/9781472472885
