Multiculturalism - Tariq Modood

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Résumé :
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Biographie:
Tariq Modood is Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy and Director of the University Research Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship at the University of Bristol, and the Founding Editor of Ethnicities (Sage).

Sommaire:
Acknowledgements 1. Is Multiculturalism Appropriate for the Twenty-first Century? 2 A Liberal's Bias 3 Difference, Multi and Equality 4 Liberal Citizenship and Secularism 5 Multiculturalism and Essentialism 6 Multicultural Citizenship 7. The Strange Non-Death of Multiculturalism 8. Multiculturalism and the Crisis of Secularism Notes References Index

At a moment when many declare multiculturalism to be dead, Tariq Modood shows that it is actually quite alive and explains why it deserves to be so. The first edition of this book was excellent, and the second is even better. Multiculturalism is sociologically detailed, theoretically rich and highly accessible. Joseph H. Carens, University of Toronto This important book is an authoritative and subtle analysis as well as a robust and well argued defence of multiculturalism. It cuts through much conceptual fog surrounding the subject, and shows why multiculturalism in some form is a necessary precondition of social cohesion. Lord Bhikhu Parekh, University of Westminster Multiculturalism is, in my view, the best introduction to what has become a central concern of contemporary liberal politics. More than that, it is a significant contribution to the ongoing debate on the acceptable limits of cultural difference in a democracy. Well-informed on questions of crucial fact, skilled in the deployment of relevant social theory, Modood has given us an important book that should be read carefully by everyone who wants to think sanely about our plural societies. Talal Asad, CUNY Graduate Center, New York Modood's important and challenging book is a much needed voice of caution in the headlong rush to abandon multiculturalism and all it stands for. There is much that critics of multiculturalism can and must learn from this book. It should also be compulsory reading for all engaged in British political life. Paul Kelly, London School of Economics and Political Science