{"title":"Christian Joppke","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristian Joppke's works explore the complex intersections of multiculturalism, citizenship, and immigration policy within contemporary societies. His thoughtful analyses challenge readers to reconsider assumptions about cultural integration and the political dynamics shaping diverse populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging with pressing questions in \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e, Joppke's books offer a nuanced perspective on how modern states respond to social change, making them essential reading for understanding today’s global debates.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"is-multiculturalism-dead-by-christian-joppke-9780745692128","title":"Is Multiculturalism Dead?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMulticulturalism is controversial in the liberal state and has frequently been declared dead, even in countries that have never had a policy under that name. This authoritative book reviews the different meanings multiculturalism has acquired across theories, countries, and domains to evaluate the extent of its demise and the ways in which it lives on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChristian Joppke intriguingly argues that, beyond the ebb and flow of policy, liberal constitutionalism itself bears out a \u003cem\u003emulticulturalism of the individual\u003c\/em\u003e that is not only alive but necessary in a liberal society. Through a provocative comparison of gay rights in the United States and the accommodation of Islam in Europe, he shows that liberal constitutionalism constrains majority power, requiring the state to be neutral about people’s values and ethical commitments. It cannot but give rise to multiple ways of life or cultures, as people are endowed with the freedom to embrace them. Accordingly, impulses toward multiculturalism persist, despite its political crisis, but with a new accent on the individual, rather than group, as the unit of integration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTightly argued and clearly written, \u003cem\u003eIs Multiculturalism Dead?\u003c\/em\u003e provides a judicious assessment of multiculturalism in the West and will be of interest to a broad readership across the social sciences and legal studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470916567276,"sku":"9780745692128","price":40.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780745692128-is-multiculturalism-dead.jpg?v=1775230329"},{"product_id":"the-secular-state-under-siege-by-christian-joppke-9780745665429","title":"The Secular State Under Siege","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout human history, religion and politics have entertained the most intimate of connections as systems of authority regulating individuals and society. While the two have come apart through the process of secularisation, secularism is challenged today by the return of public religion. This cogent analysis unravels the nature of the connection, disconnection, and attempted reconnection between religion and politics in the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a comparison of Western Europe and North America, Christianity and Islam, Christian Joppke advances far-reaching theoretical, historical, and comparative-political arguments. With respect to theory, it is argued that only a \u003cem\u003esubstantive\u003c\/em\u003e concept of religion, as pertaining to the existence of supra-human powers, opens up the possibility of a historical-comparative perspective on religion. At the level of history, secularisation is shown to be the distinct outcome of Latin Christianity itself. At the level of comparative politics, the Christian Right in America, which has attacked the \u003cem\u003ewall of separation\u003c\/em\u003e between religion and state, and Islam in Europe, with the controversial insistence on sharia law and other \u003cem\u003eilliberal\u003c\/em\u003e claims from some quarters, are taken to be counterpart incarnations of public religion and challenges to the secular state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis clearly argued, sweeping book will provide an invaluable framework for approaching an array of critical issues at the intersection of religion, law and politics. It is an essential read for advanced students and researchers across the social sciences and legal studies, as well as for the interested public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471828041964,"sku":"9780745665429","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780745665429-the-secular-state-under-siege.jpg?v=1775258349"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/christian-joppke.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}