1st Edition

Diversity in Europe Dilemnas of differential treatment in theory and practice

Edited By Gideon Calder, Emanuela Ceva Copyright 2011
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

From bans on religious symbols in public spaces, to the provision of abortion by doctors, recent cases across Europe have highlighted acute dilemmas about how best to respond to the claims of individuals or groups feeling that their values or beliefs are not treated fairly by the law. Diversity in Europe uses the resources of political theory alongside comparative analysis of contemporary... Read more

1. Introduction: Differential Treatment and the Negotiation of Minority Issues in Europe Gideon Calder and Emanuela Ceva  Part 1: Diversity in Theory: Dilemmas of Differential Treatment  2. The Place of Conscientious Objection in a Liberal Democracy Anna Elisabetta Galeotti  3. The Appeal to Conscience and the Accommodation of Minority Claims Emanuela Ceva  4. Theories of Religious Exemptions Jonathan Seglow  5. Federalism, Moral Disagreement and European Integration Glyn Morgan  6. A Multicultural Social Ethos: Tolerance, Respect or Civility? Sune Lægaard  Part 2: Diversity in Practice: National contexts  7. Modernist Responses to Post-modern Demands? ‘Differential treatment’ in Europeanising Turkey Ali Tekin  8. Conscientious Objection in Italy: The Favoured Way of Handling Irreducible Conflicting Values? Federico Zuolo  9. How Should a Democracy Respond to the Demands of Differential Treatment? Tax Resistance as an Example Juan Carlos Siurana, Elsa González, Roberto Ballester and José Félix Lozano  10. Corporatism and ‘New Groups’: Emerging Value Conflicts in Contemporary Germany Maria Paola Ferretti and Claire Moulin-Doos  11. Differential Treatment and Employability: A UK Case-Study of Veil-Wearing in Schools Gideon Calder and Steven R. Smith  12. Conclusions: On the Possibilities and Limitations of Differential Treatment Gideon Calder and Emanuela Ceva

Biography

Dr Gideon Calder is Reader in Ethics and Social Philosophy at the University of Wales, Newport.

Dr Emanuela Ceva is Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Advanced Study, Pavia and Lecturer in Political Philosophy at the University of Pavia, Italy.