British Multiculturalism And The Politics Of Representation
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Author |
: Lasse Thomassen |
Publisher |
: Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 2017-03-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781474422680 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1474422683 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis British Multiculturalism and the Politics of Representation by : Lasse Thomassen
Uses poststructuralist theory to connect inclusion, exclusion and identity, using real-world case studies from British culture, politics and lawLasse Thomassen applies a fresh, poststructuralist approach to reconcile the theoretical and practical issues surrounding inclusion, exclusion and representation. He opens up debates and themes including Britishness, race, the nature and role of Islam in British society, homelessness and social justice. Thomassen argues that the politics of inclusion and identity should be viewed as struggles over how these identities are represented. He develops this argument through careful analysis of cases from the last four decades of British multiculturalism, including public debates about the role of religion in British society, Gordon Brown and David Cameron's contrasting versions of Britishness, legal cases about religious symbols and clothing in schools, and the Nick Hornby novel How to Be Good.
Author |
: Ulla Rahbek |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 226 |
Release |
: 2019-07-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783030221256 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3030221253 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis British Multicultural Literature and Superdiversity by : Ulla Rahbek
This book explores contemporary British multicultural multi-genre literature. Considering socio-political and philosophical ideas about British multiculturalism, superdiversity and conviviality, Ulla Rahbek studies a broad range of texts by writers from across the majority-minority divide. The text focuses on figurative registers and metaphorical richness in multicultural poetry and investigates the interlocked issue of recognition, representation and identity in memoirs. Rahbek analyses how twenty-first-century British multicultural novels both envision and reimagine an inclusive nation and thematise the detrimental effects of individual exclusion on characters’ pursuits of the good life. She observes the ways that short stories pivot on ambivalent encounters and intercultural dialogue, and she reflects on the public good of multicultural literature.
Author |
: G. Gordon Betts |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 639 |
Release |
: 2018-04-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351325820 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351325825 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Twilight of Britain by : G. Gordon Betts
"Betts is to be commended on his careful and insightful elucidation of the complex and novel sets of dilemnas now facing the British people at a time of superficial calm masking serious divisions."--Albion The erosion of British sovereignty, national identity and culture, the subversion of its history and traditions, and the demoralization of its institutions and public services, are a source of increasing unease to many. The process began, Betts argues, with the end of the colonial empires. Since the beginning of the last decade, concern about the consequences has been heightened by global instability. The demise of the Communist empire, the rise of national independence movements, and the eruption of long standing and bitter ethno-national conflicts have resulted in a mass migration of economic refugees and asylum seekers to Britain and other Western nations. In Britain, public attitudes are ambivalent. In part this is a consequence of the promotion of the myth of the multiracial Commonwealth, the regional devolution of the United Kingdom, and the transition from a European Economic Union into a politically federalized European super-state. Britain's national interests have become secondary to those of the United Nations and an inchoate and unwilling international community. Influenced by an outmoded UN Convention on Refugees and the lack of a consistent immigration policy and failure of those immigration controls that do exist, gradual but major political, social, and cultural shifts have occurred without the express consent of the majority of the British electorate. Virtually all public debate by the government and by politicians on these issues has been taboo, effectively silenced by fear of being accused of xenophobia, discrimination, and racism. The result is cynicism and disenchantment with the political process as a whole. Betts's objective is to promote responsible and informed discussion of these issues. In the absence of this, he warns, we risk the twilight of a harmonious British society, diminished pride in British institutions and national identity, and competing and conflicting separatist ethnic, racial, and cultural claims. Twilight of Britain will be of interest to general readers, those interested in modern Britain and Europe, as well as sociologists, political scientists, and philosophers. G. Gordon Betts was educated in the Universities of Cambridge, Birmingham, Greenwich, and Kent at Canterbury. He is a chartered chemical engineer, having spent his professional career with a major British oil company in the petrochemical industry.
Author |
: Richard T. Ashcroft |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 136 |
Release |
: 2020-05-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780429806544 |
ISBN-13 |
: 042980654X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Multiculturalism in Contemporary Britain by : Richard T. Ashcroft
Since 1945 the United Kingdom has changed from a polity that was overwhelmingly white, ethnically British, and Christian to one constituted by creeds, cultures, and communities drawn from all over the globe. The term ‘multiculturalism’ evokes these demographic changes, the policies and laws that arose as a result, and connected public debates. Political and public support for multiculturalism has been called into question in the new millennium, with British multiculturalism—and Britain itself—currently in a state of flux. This volume examines the policy, law, and political theory of multiculturalism in the British context, exploring how they inform each other. It covers topics such as national identity, immigration, integration, the welfare state, gender, freedom of religion, and human rights. It provides a deeper understanding of contemporary British multiculturalism in its various aspects, inexorably leading back to fundamental questions regarding the structure and purpose of the British polity. It also explores the connections between multiculturalism and current events, including Brexit, renewed calls for Scottish independence, and the broader rise of populism in the West. This book was originally published as a special issue of Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, to which the editors have added a new concluding chapter.
Author |
: David Judge |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 244 |
Release |
: 2005-07-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134891696 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134891695 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Representation by : David Judge
This book provides an excellent insight into the theory and practice of political representation, a concept that is central to the understanding of modern British politics. The book explores the key elements of representation and the inextricable connections between theory and the unique British representative tradition. Using extensive contemporary examples and key theorists, this book will be essential reading for students of British politics.
Author |
: B. Pitcher |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 230 |
Release |
: 2009-04-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780230236820 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0230236820 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Politics of Multiculturalism by : B. Pitcher
Taking as a case study the racial politics of the British state under New Labour, this book advances an idea of multiculturalism as the only conceptual framework that is capable of making sense of the contradictions of contemporary race practice, where racism is simultaneously rejected and reproduced.
Author |
: Eugenia Siapera |
Publisher |
: John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages |
: 233 |
Release |
: 2010-03-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781405180467 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1405180463 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cultural Diversity and Global Media by : Eugenia Siapera
Cultural Diversity and Global Media explores the relationship between the media and multiculturalism. Summarises and critically discusses current approaches to multiculturalism and the media from a global perspecive Explores both the theoretical debates and empirical findings on multiculturalism and the media Assumes the new perspective of mediation of cultural diversity, which critically combines elements of previous theories in order to gain a better understanding of the relationship between the media and cultural diversity Explores media ‘moments’ of production, representation and consumption, while incorporating arguments on their shifting roles and boundaries Examines separately the role of the internet, which is linked to many changes in patterns of media production, representation and to increased possibilities for diasporic and transnational communication Contains pedagogical features that enable readers to understand and critically engage with the material, and draws upon and reviews an extensive bibliography, providing a useful reference tool.
Author |
: Shamit Saggar |
Publisher |
: Manchester University Press |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0719059879 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780719059872 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Race and Representation by : Shamit Saggar
The central concern of this study is the political integration of Britain's ethnic minorities. It provides a comparison between the voting behaviour of ethnic minorities and the electorate as a whole, featuring the results of the 1997 ethnic minority election study.
Author |
: R. Garbaye |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 2014-01-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781137351548 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1137351543 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Politics of Ethnic Diversity in the British Isles by : R. Garbaye
This book explores continuity and change in British multiculturalism. It offers an original perspective on British multiculturalism and also presents an exploration of the politics of ethnic diversity in all the national contexts of the British Isles as well as the United Kingdom.
Author |
: Tariq Modood |
Publisher |
: Polity |
Total Pages |
: 202 |
Release |
: 2007-07-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780745632889 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0745632882 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Multiculturalism by : Tariq Modood
Modood provides a distinctive contribution to public debates about multiculturalism at a most opportune time. He engages with the work of other leading commentators like Bhikhu Parekh and Will Kymlicka and offers new perspectives on the issue ofracial integration and citizenship today.