Liberalism and Marxism both reject ethnicity-belongings to kin, religion, culture, race,
descent, or 'blood and soil'-as a basis for the organization of state power. The two positions …

In this paper I examine the uses of the concept of minority by contemporary Muslim public
intellectuals engaged simultaneously in discussions about the status of Muslims in the West …

John Horton strand of liberal thinking. Second, it is to try to get a better understanding of
what is involved in some of the issues of multiculturalism as they arise in western liberal …

In the current social context, where globalisation and increased migration have led to
different cultures coming into contact, it is essential to establish a basis that would make …

The principles of 'equality'and 'difference', two seemingly opposite principles, have been
influential in shaping our modern social imaginations. On the one hand, modern nation …

When we refer to the 'management of religions', we are primarily referring to the ways in
which modern liberal states have responded to 'public religions' and in particular to the …

Questions about the political role of religions tend to bring debates about gender justice and
equal citizenship, in terms of status, participation and belonging (cf. Siim, this volume), back …

Ayelet Shachar is a good deal less 'catholic', pointing at the losses in individual rights that
multicultural accommodation may entail. She calls a 'paradox of multicultural vulnerability'a …

The last three decades have seen secular states virtually everywhere under severe strain.
But perhaps the most surprising impact on the secularity of the state has been felt in western …

This chapter examines the contemporary crisis of the idea of multicultural citizenship in
Western liberal democracies and the emergence of a political will of renationalising the …