{"product_id":"debating-multiculturalism-should-there-be-minority-rights-paperback-2","title":"Debating Multiculturalism: Should There Be Minority Rights? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatti Tamara Lenard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Balint\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMulticulturalism has become a political touchstone in many countries around the world. While many of those on the right oppose it, and many of those on the left embrace it, things are not this simple. For those who defend them, multicultural policies are generally seen as key to the fair and successful integration of minorities, many of whom are immigrants, into diverse democratic societies. For those who oppose multiculturalism, who have become part of the so-called \"backlash\" against multiculturalism, they are charged with generating segregation rather than inclusion, undermining national cultures, reinforcing difference, and privileging minority groups. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAround the world, we see failing attempts at migrant integration, persistent religious intolerance and racial and ethnic discrimination, resurgent national minorities, emboldened majorities, permanent minorities, continuing social isolation, and increasing extremism, including in the form of white nationalism. But is multiculturalism the solution to these problems or does it just make them worse? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this for-and-against book, two prominent scholars of multiculturalism put forward different answers to this important question. While Patti Tamara Lenard argues for minority rights as both the consequence of a right to culture and a way to redress the effects of nation-building, Peter Balint rejects minority rights altogether, instead arguing for a re-imagined liberal neutrality. This theoretical disagreement plays out in real-world policy disagreement. Lenard, for example, argues strongly in favor of exemptions from general rules for minority cultures including the right of Sikhs to be exempt from helmet laws, and for Jews and Muslims to be exempt from bans on male circumcision. She also defends the right of minority cultures to have government-supported separate spaces. Balint, on the other hand, argues directly against these types of exemptions and government support. He is opposed to any form of differentiation based on culture, religion, or ethnicity. The book uses a wide\u003cbr\u003erange of real-world examples to demonstrate their significant theoretical disagreement, and to recommend very different policy proposals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Balint \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Senior Lecturer in International \u0026amp; Political Studies at UNSW Canberra. His most recent book \u003cem\u003eRespecting Toleration: Traditional Liberalism and Contemporary Diversity\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2017), was awarded an APSA CRISP Prize in 2018. His research is in political theory and is\u003cbr\u003eprimarily focussed on the principles for diversity, including respect, toleration, neutrality, and social cohesion. He is regularly asked to consult government on issues of migration, multiculturalism, and citizenship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Tamara Lenard\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Applied Ethics in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa.. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eTrust, Democracy and Multicultural \u003c\/em\u003eChallenges (Penn State, 2012) and \u003cem\u003eHow Should Democracies Fight Terrorism\u003c\/em\u003e? (Polity, 2020). She is active in the\u003cbr\u003efields of political theory of migration, counter-terrorism, and democracy more generally. In Ottawa, she runs a small community organization called Rainbow Haven, which sponsors, settles and advocates for LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47347139576057,"sku":"9780197528389","price":49.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MVlyenl3di9mZkpENDZLSFVCNTR4dz09_dd31f90d-5b49-4e59-8c8a-684acd935591.webp?v=1769757833","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/debating-multiculturalism-should-there-be-minority-rights-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}