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Democracy, Religious Pluralism and the Liberal Dilemma of Accommodation

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Editors:
  1. Monica Mookherjee

    1. School of Politics, International, Relations & Philosophy (SPIRE), Keele University, Keele, Staffs., United Kingdom

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  • The first edited volume to address the themes of toleration and recognition together in relation to the specific issue of religious pluralism
  • Includes original essays by leading, internationally-renowned scholars in the fields of political philosophy and legal theory
  • Draws on a variety of different cultural and national contexts
  • International in terms of its relevance and appeal

Part of the book series: Studies in Global Justice (JUST, volume 7)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction – Liberal Democracy and Religious Pluralism: Accommodating or Resisting the Diversity of a Globalising Age?

    • Monica Mookherjee
    Pages 1-13

  3. Religious Pluralism in Liberal Democracies: Toleration and the Dynamics of Social Conflict

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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  4. Religious Pluralism in Liberal Democracies: Toleration and the Dynamics of Social Conflict.

    1. Religions and Liberal Democracy: Reflections on Doctrinal, Institutional and Attitudinal Learning

      • Veit Bader
      Pages 17-45

    2. How Not to Tolerate Religion

      • Glen Newey
      Pages 47-63

    3. On the Muslim Question

      • Anne Norton
      Pages 65-75

    4. Dealing Morally with Religious Differences

      • Sorin Baiasu
      Pages 77-101

    5. Diversity and Equality: ‘Toleration as Recognition’ Reconsidered

      • Andrea Baumeister
      Pages 103-117

  5. Cases, Concepts and New Frameworks for Accommodating Religion in Liberal Democracies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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  6. Cases, Concepts and New Frameworks for Accommodating Religion in Liberal Democracies.

    1. Modus Vivendi and Religious Conflict

      • John Horton
      Pages 121-136

    2. Negotiating the ‘Sacred’ Cow: Cow Slaughter and the Regulation of Difference in India

      • Shraddha Chigateri
      Pages 137-159

    3. An Ex Post Legem Approach to the Reconciliation of Minority Issues in Contemporary Democracies

      • Emanuela Ceva
      Pages 161-182

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 183-187
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How should liberal democratic governments respond to citizens as religious believers whose values, norms and practices might lie outside the cultural mainstream? Some of the most challenging political questions arising today focus on the adequacy of a policy of ‘live and let live’ liberal toleration in contexts where disputes about the metaphysical truth of conflicting world-views abound. Does liberal toleration fail to give all citizens their due? Do citizens of faith deserve a more robust form of accommodation from the state in the form of ‘recognition’. This issue is far from settled. Controversies over the terms of religious accommodation continue to dominate political agendas around the world. This is the first edited collection to provide a sustained examination of the politics of toleration and recognition in an age of religious pluralism. The aftermath of the events of September 11th have dramatised the urgency of this debate. It has also surfaced, nationally and globally, indisputes about terrorism, security and gender and human rights questions in relation to minority communities. This volume brings together a group of new and established scholars from the fields of law and philosophy, who all present fresh and challenging perspectives on an urgent debate. It will be indispensable reading for advanced researchers in political and legal philosophy, religious and cultural studies and related disciplines.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Politics, International, Relations & Philosophy (SPIRE), Keele University, Keele, Staffs., United Kingdom

    Monica Mookherjee

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