The current issue of Middle East Mediterranean focuses on various aspects of safeguarding multiculturalism in the Middle East, such as the issue of Christianity in Syria and Lebanon, the multicultural example of Egypt as a case study for other societies in the region and the proposed policy that Greece, Europe and the Middle Eastern governments need […]
Germany’s national (or ethnic) identity has become thoroughly European and there are even signs of Eurocentrism. This is particularly problematic for the Turkish Muslims who, arguably, are not European. This article explores how fifteen-year-old German and Turkish youth in two Stuttgart secondary schools, one in a predominantly working-class area (Tannberg Hauptschule) and the other in […]
All EMILIE project reports on multiculturalism debates: Title: Public and political debates on multicultural crises in Denmark Authors: Sine Lex, Lasse Lindekilde, Per Mouritsen Publication type: Project report Publication date: May 2007 Download full text as a PDF Title: Public and political debates on multicultural crises in France Authors: Valerie Sala Pala, Patrick Simon Publication […]
The book argues that the political theory discourse of multiculturalism and resulting policies in this area assume an interpretation of liberalism that has developed from the American experience, rather than the European, and that this issue must be addressed. Much of the theoretical debate up to now understates the normative power of majority/state nationality, and […]
