Critical republicanism the Hijab controversy and political philosophy /

• Main Author: Laborde, Cécile.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
• Series: Oxford political theory.
• Subjects: Hijab (Islamic clothing); Muslim women > Clothing.; Political science > Philosophy. > France; Multiculturalism > Philosophy. > France; Culture conflict.; Conflict management.; Political Science.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Cultural. > Anthropology; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.; France > Politics and government.; Electronic books.
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A comprehensive analysis of the philosophical issues raised by the hijab controversy in France, this text also conducts a dialogue between contemporary Anglo-American and French political theory and defends a progressive republican solution to multicultural conflicts in contemporary societies.

Table of Contents:

• Political philosophy, social theory, and critical republicanism
• Official republicanism, equality, and the hijab
• Tolerant secularism and the critique of republican neutrality
• Critical republicanism, secularism, and impartiality
• Official republicanism, liberty, and the hijab
• Female agency and the critique of republican paternalism
• Critical republicanism, non- domination, and voice
• Official republicanism, solidarity, and the hijab
• Social exclusion and the critique of republican nationalism
• Critical republicanism, civic patriotism, and social integration.