1st Edition

Multiculturalism in Contemporary Britain Policy, Law and Theory

Edited By Richard T. Ashcroft, Mark Bevir Copyright 2019
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

1. Introduction - Multiculturalism in contemporary Britain: policy, law and theory  2. The critique of multiculturalism in Britain: integration, separation and shared identification  3. National Identity – A Multiculturalist’s Approach  4. Liberal democracy, nationalism and culture: multiculturalism and Scottish independence  5. The challenge of cultural diversity: the limited value of the right of exit  6. Religious accommodation law in the UK: five normative gaps  7. Conclusion - ‘Multiculturalism’ in Policy, Law and Theory: Britain, Brexit and Beyond

Biography

Richard T. Ashcroft is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Before coming to Berkeley, he practised as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.





Mark Bevir is a Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Center for British Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He is also a Professor in the Graduate School of Governance at the United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan (MERIT) and a Distinguished Research Professor in the College of Arts and Humanities at Swansea University, UK.