Critical republicanism : the Hijab controversy and political philosophy / Cécile Laborde
- Bib ID:
- 4515579
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Laborde, Cécile
- Description:
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- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008
- vii, 385 p. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9780199550210
- 0199550212
- Series:
- Oxford political theory
- Summary:
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"This book conducts a dialogue between Anglo-American and French political theory and defends a progressive republican solution to so-called multicultural conflicts in contemporary societies. It critically assesses the official republican philosophy of laicite which purported to justify the 2004 ban on religious signs in schools. Laicite is shown to encompass a comprehensive theory of republican citizenship, centered on three ideals: equality (secular neutrality of the public sphere), liberty (individual autonomy and emancipation) and fraternity (civic loyalty to the community of citizens). Challenging official interpretations of laicite, the book then puts forward a critical republicanism which opposes the hijab ban, yet upholds a revised interpretation of three central republican commitments: secularism, non-domination and civic solidarity.
Critical Republicanism proposes an entirely new approach to the management of religious and cultural pluralism, based on the pursuit of the progressive ideal of non-domination in existing, non-ideal societies."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Political Philosophy, Social Theory, and Critical Republicanism
- Pt. 1. Egalite and Republican Neutrality
- 2. Official Republicanism, Equality, and the Hijab
- 3. Tolerant Secularism and the Critique of Republican Neutrality
- 4. Critical Republicanism, Secularism, and Impartiality
- Pt. 2. Liberte and Republican Autonomy
- 5. Official Republicanism, Liberty, and the Hijab
- 6. Female Agency and the Critique of Republican Paternalism
- 7. Critical Republicanism, Non- Domination, and Voice
- Pt. 3. Fraternite and Republican Solidarity
- 8. Official Republicanism, Solidarity, and the Hijab
- 9. Social Exclusion and the Critique of Republican Nationalism
- 10. Critical Republicanism, Civic Patriotism, and Social Integration.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-376) and index.
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- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
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