Rethinking Pluralism, Secularism and Tolerance: Anxieties of Coexistence - Couverture rigide

Chandhoke, Neera

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9353281989 ISBN 13 : 9789353281984

Editeur : SAGE, 2019

Synopsis

How can people who speak different languages, worship different gods and subscribe to different conceptions of the good live together with a degree of civility, dignity and mutual respect? It is not easy to find an answer to this troubled question, given recent political developments in many parts of the world. Today, the world is marked by extreme intolerance towards racial, sexual, religious and ethnic minorities and refugees. It is stamped with the disturbing consequences of religious strife. In these troubled times, Rethinking Pluralism, Secularism and Tolerance: Anxieties of Coexistence takes on the difficult task of finding an answer to the question by analyzing and reinterpreting the concepts of secularism, pluralism and tolerance in the context of contemporary India. 

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À propos de l'auteur

Neera Chandhoke held a professorship in the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. She has been a visiting fellow at the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India; Justitia Amplificata, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany; Centre for Ethics and Global Politics, Luiss University, Rome, Italy; and Centre for Civil Society, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom. She was awarded the Gaetano Mosca Fellowship at the University of Turin, Torino, Italy. She has been a Jawaharlal Nehru National Fellow, and a fellow at the Centre for Contemporary Studies, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti Bhawan, New Delhi. She has published on civil society―Democracy and Revolutionary Politics; Contested Secessions: Self-Determination, Democracy and Kashmir; Beyond Secularism: The Rights of Religious Minorities and State and Civil Society: Explorations in Political Theory―and is a regular contributor to academic journals and newspapers. Her interests include reading particularly detective novels, listening to music and watching films.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Written by an eminent Political scientist, this book redefines secularism by proposing that a transit from empirical to normative pluralism is possible with the help of two concepts: toleration as a social principle, and secularism as a state policy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9353281989
• ISBN 13: 9789353281984
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 223
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible