Addressing tolerance and diversity discourses in Europe: A Comparative Overview of 16 European Countries

In recent times, the accommodation of ethnic and religious minorities and their special needs or claims has been an important concern for the European Union. In some countries challenges relate more to immigrant groups while in others they refer to native minorities. The question that has often been posed, in more or less politically correct terms, is how much and what kind of cultural diversity can be accommodated within liberal and secular democracies. It is in this context that this book surveys 16 European countries: 15 Member States: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and one associated country: Turkey. The book discusses the ways in which different states have dealt with similar diversity dilemmas. It considers what tolerance means in different countries and under different circumstances. It also casts light to the relationship among concepts such as tolerance, acceptance, respect, pluralism, integration or assimilation and questions which concepts provide an appropriate base for policy making.

Language: English

424 pages

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INTRODUCTION:

DIVERSITY CHALLENGES IN EUROPE. AIMS AND OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK
Anna Triandafyllidou and Ricard Zapata-Barrero

PART I. OLD HOST COUNTRIES

Chapter 1. France
Riva Kastoryano and Angéline Escafré-Dublet

Chapter 2. Denmark
Kristian Jensen, Johanne Helboe Nielsen, Morten Brænder, Per Mouritsen and Tore Vincents Olsen

Chapter 3. Germany
Nina Mühe and Werner Schiffauer

Chapter 4. The Netherlands
Marcel Maussen and Thijs Bogers

Chapter 5. Sweden
Hans-Ingvar Roth and Fredrik Hertzberg

Chapter 6. Great Britain
Tariq Modood, Jan Dobbernack and Nasar Meer

PART II. NEW HOST COUNTRIES

Chapter 7. Greece
Anna Triandafyllidou and Ifigeneia Kokkali

Chapter 8. Italy
Maurizio Ambrosini and Elena Caneva

Chapter 9. Spain
Ricard Zapata-Barrero and Blanca Garcés-Mascareñas

Chapter 10. Ireland
Nathalie Rougier and Iseult Honohan

Chapter 11. Cyprus
Nicos Trimikliniotis and Corina Demetriou

PART III. COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION

Chapter 12. Bulgaria
Antonina Zhelyazkova, Maya Kosseva and Marko Hajdinjak

Chapter 13. Hungary
Aniko Horváth, Zsuzsa Vidra and Jon Fox

Chapter 14. Poland
Michal Buchowski and Katarzyna Chlewińska

Chapter 15. Romania
Alina Mungiu-Pippidi and Sinziana-Elena Poiana

Chapter 16. Turkey
Ayhan Kaya and Ece Harmanyeri

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