Constituting Communities: Political Solutions to Cultural Conflict

From a cross-disciplinary and conceptual perspective this book discusses the political solutions of constitutional patriotism, republicanism and liberal nationalism to cultural conflict. It places these debates in the context of real national traditions, where all civic language inevitably also reflects 'culture'.

Table of Contents:
Foreword; P.Mouritsen & K.E.Jørgensen Political Responses to Cultural Conflict: Reflections on the Ambiguities of the Civic Turn; P.Mouritsen Symbolic Power and Cultural Differences: A Power Model of Political Solutions to Cultural Differences; K.Eder Making Citizens – on the Genealogy of Citizenship Ceremonies; T.Damsholt The Politics of Discourse towards Islam and Muslim Communities in Europe; R.Zapata-Barrero & I.Qasem Constitutional or Agonistic Patriotism? The Dilemmas of Liberal Nation States; E.Nimni Transnational Europe; J.Ifversen Constitutional Patriotism: Canada and the European Union; J.E.Fossum Beyond Community and Rights: European Citizenship and the Virtues of Participation; R.Bellamy & D.Castiglione Constitutional Patriotism or Neo-republican Citizenship: A Way Forward for the EU?; J.Maynor World Conflict over Religion: Secularism as Flawed Solution; O.Wæver Nomadism and the Ghetto; B.Diken & C.B.Laustsen

About the Author :
PER MOURITSEN is Director of the Centre for University Studies in Journalism and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. His research interests include political theory, migration studies and the history of ideas. He is partner in the EU 6th framework program EMILE and has published many articles on the history and political theory of republicanism, and multiculturalism.   KNUD ERIK JØRGENSEN is Jean Monnet Professor and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. He chairs the ECPR Standing Group of the European Union. He has co-edited the books Handbook of European Union Politics (with M. Pollack and B. Rosamond) (2007) and International Relations in Europe (with T. B. Knudsen) (2006).

Review :
'There is much to commend in this well-organized book. Considering the number of contributors, the editors have done a fine job. The importance of this volume is to be found in its incorporation of recent developments in empirical theory.' - Eric Taylor Woods, Nations and Nationalism