The Struggle for Inclusion: Muslim Minorities and the Democratic Ethos

The Struggle for Inclusion: Muslim Minorities and the Democratic Ethos
ISBN-10
022680738X
ISBN-13
9780226807386
Category
Political Science
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2022-01-11
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Authors
Paul M. Sniderman, Elisabeth Ivarsflaten

Description

The politics of inclusion is about more than hate, exclusion, and discrimination. It is a window into the moral character of contemporary liberal democracies. The Struggle for Inclusion introduces a new method to the study of public opinion: to probe, step by step, how far non-Muslim majorities are willing to be inclusive, where they draw the line, and why they draw it there and not elsewhere. Those committed to liberal democratic values and their concerns are the focus, not those advocating exclusion and intolerance. Notwithstanding the turbulence and violence of the last decade over issues of immigration and of Muslims in the West, the results of this study demonstrate that the largest number of citizens in contemporary liberal democracies are more open to inclusion of Muslims than has been recognized. Not less important, the book reveals limits on inclusion that follow from the friction between liberal democratic values. This pioneering work thus brings to light both pathways to progress and polarization traps.

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