{"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","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/is-multiculturalism-dead-by-christian-joppke-9780745692128","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}