Minority politics in the Middle East and North Africa: the prospects for transformative change

Pföstl, Eva; Kymlicka, Will

doi:10.1080/01419870.2015.1061132

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“…Kymlicka has been particularly active in exploring the applicability of liberal multiculturalism in non-Western contexts. He published a book (2007a) and co-edited several volumes critically scrutinizing the potential for the international diffusion of legal norms of multicultural citizenship to areas such as Eastern Europe (Kymlicka and Opalski 2002), Africa (Berman et al, 2004), Asia (Kymlicka and He 2005), and the Middle-East (Pföstl and Kymlicka 2015).…”

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Rethinking liberal multiculturalism: Foundations, practices and methodologies

2023

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The article introduces a special issue on “Rethinking Liberal Multiculturalism: Foundations, Practices and Methodologies.” The contributions presented in this special issue were discussed during the conference « Multicultural Citizenship 25 Years Later », held in Paris in November 2021. Their aim is to take stock of the legacy of Kymlicka’s contribution and to highlight new developments in theories of liberal multiculturalism and minority rights. The contributions do not purport to challenge the legitimacy of theories of multiculturalism and minority rights, they rather aim at deepening our understanding of the foundations of liberal multiculturalism and of its practical implementation, sensitive to social scientific dynamics of diverse societies. Without abandoning the general idea that cultural minorities should be granted special minority rights, the essays presented raise new questions about three dimensions central to liberal multiculturalism: its normative foundations, its practical categories of minorities or groups, and its fact-sensitive methodology. Taken together they shed light on the renewed variety of theories of liberal multiculturalism highlighting their complexity and internal disagreements. To introduce these articles, the article first draws a brief historical overview of the debates on multiculturalism since the 1990s (section 1). It then highlights the distinctive aspects of Kymlicka’s contribution (section 2) and identifies recent research trends (section 3). Doing so, it explains how the articles gathered here both expand on those distinctive aspects and explore those new research avenues. The section 4 summarizes the contributions.

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“…Minority rights are likewise framed in terms of the complexities of ethnic politics and effective legalpolitical accommodation (Pföstl & Kymlicka, 2015). Tariq Modood draws attention to the limits of such multicultural frameworks when it comes to religious minorities, calling for more effective forms of secularism to accommodate such citizens (2000).…”

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The Fog of Extremism: Governance, Identity, and Minstrels of Exclusion

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2016

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An insistent focus on extremism and radicalization with regard to current Islamist trends masks the failures of pluralist citizenship, amid a larger crisis of identity. Whether in Muslim-majority societies or in the Euro-North American diaspora, "Islam" and "politics" are touted as explaining patterns of severe violence by state/non-state actors. Neither category accounts more than superficially for the complexities at hand, which revolve around exclusionary models of identity, faith and civil society. Successful narratives of inclusive citizenship depend on key markers outside of modernist secular orthodoxy. Theologies of inclusion are vital in fostering pluralist civic identities, mindful of the ascendance of puritanical-legalist theologies of exclusion as a salient facet of public cultures. Multiple surveys reveal the depth of exclusivist conservatism in diverse Muslim societies. These stances not only undermine civil society as a locus for engendering pluralist identities, but also undergird the militant trends that dominate the headlines. Targeting militants is often essential-yet is frequently accompanied by the willful alienation of Muslim citizens even within liberal democracies, and a growing "official" sectarianism among Muslim-majority polities. Convergent pluralisms of faith and civic identity are a vital antidote to the fog that obscures the roots as well as the implications of today's extremist trends.

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“…The concepts of diversity and inclusion have taken centre stage for a wide range of stakeholders (Jamal et al ., 2010; Giles, ), from governments to business organisations and industries. In recent years, migrants from impoverished or war ravaged countries in Africa and Middle East have continue to top the agenda of governments and policy makers in Europe and North America (Levin, ; Boeri et al ., ).The issues of gender and minority rights in Muslim majority countries continue to draw the attention of scholars and activists (Ali and Kramar, ; Monshipouri, ; Pföstl, ). Issues of diversity in Africa range from religious, ethnic and tribal violence, to the tensions between expatriate and host communities in the oil producing countries (De Juan, ; García‐Rodríguez, et al ., ; Murmu, ; Samy et al ., ; Warren and Troy, ).…”

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Managing diversity and inclusion: An international perspective. Jawad Syed and Mustafa Özbilgin, (eds), London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, pp.356, ISBN: 9781446294642

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2016

European Management Review

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Minority politics in the Middle East and North Africa: the prospects for transformative change

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

Rethinking liberal multiculturalism: Foundations, practices and methodologies

Rethinking liberal multiculturalism: Foundations, practices and methodologies

The Fog of Extremism: Governance, Identity, and Minstrels of Exclusion

Managing diversity and inclusion: An international perspective. Jawad Syed and Mustafa Özbilgin, (eds), London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, pp.356, ISBN: 9781446294642

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