Constituting Communities

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'.

Discusses the ambiguities of a trend in modern Western politics - mirrored in theory - the insistence that problems/challenges of culturally pluralist societies call for 'political' solutions

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