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Local governance and the challenge of religious pluralism in liberal democracies : an Australian perspective
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posted on 2011-06-01, 00:00 authored by Fethi MansouriFethi Mansouri, Juliet PietschMulticulturalism has gradually retreated as a meaningful concept for Australian identity and has, instead, been replaced by principles of equal citizenship and a commitment to the core values of Australian national identity. This paper firstly locates these shifts in broader theoretical debates underpinning democratic governance and equal citizenship. Secondly, and given that local government is a key constituent of Australia's democratic system, the paper seeks to explore the attitudes of local government representatives towards multicultural services and cultural citizenship in contemporary Australia. The empirical findings of this study show that a minority of local government representatives hold a negative outlook on cultural diversity and multicultural policies. The paper argues that it is important to ensure opportunities for intercultural understanding at the local level are optimised as a way of enhancing full and equal citizenship for all and thus creating greater possibilities for successful integration among religious and cultural minorities
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Journal of intercultural studiesVolume
32Issue
3Season
Special Issue : Does Discrimination Shape Identity? Identity Politics and Minorities in the English-Speaking World and in France : Rhetoric and RealityPagination
279 - 292Publisher
RoutledgeLocation
Melbourne, Vic.Publisher DOI
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0725-6868eISSN
1469-9540Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2011, Taylor & FrancisUsage metrics
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