Multiculturalism in Contemporary Britain - Policy, Law and Theory

List of contents

1. Introduction - Multiculturalism in contemporary Britain: policy, law and theory 2. The critique of multiculturalism in Britain: integration, separation and shared identification 3. National Identity – A Multiculturalist’s Approach 4. Liberal democracy, nationalism and culture: multiculturalism and Scottish independence 5. The challenge of cultural diversity: the limited value of the right of exit 6. Religious accommodation law in the UK: five normative gaps 7. Conclusion - ‘Multiculturalism’ in Policy, Law and Theory: Britain, Brexit and Beyond

About the author

Richard T. Ashcroft is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Before coming to Berkeley, he practised as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.

Mark Bevir is a Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Center for British Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He is also a Professor in the Graduate School of Governance at the United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan (MERIT) and a Distinguished Research Professor in the College of Arts and Humanities at Swansea University, UK.

Summary

This book examines the issues of law and policy that fall under the umbrella of multiculturalism in contemporary Britain, focusing on the connections between policy, law, and political theory. The chapters—apart from a new conclusion—were originally published in a special issue of Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Bevir Ashcroft, Richard T. (University of California Ashcroft, Richard T. Bevir Ashcroft
• Assisted by: Richard Ashcroft (Editor), Richard T. Ashcroft (Editor), Mark Bevir (Editor), Bevir Mark (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9780367000806
• ISBN: 978-0-367-00080-6
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Social & cultural history, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, Political science & theory, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Political science and theory