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Why has 'culture' become central to political debates? How might we rethink questions of citizenship in an information age? Will cosmopolitanism become the key ideal of the future? This guide links questions of identity, individualization, multiculturalism, and mediation to a politics of culture

This book explores key areas of modern society in which language is used to form power and social relations. These are presented in five sections: Language and the Media; Language and Organisations; Language and Gender; Language and Youth; and Multilingualism, Identity and Ethnicity.

Youth and identity politics figure prominently in this provocative study of personal and collective memory in Madagascar. A deeply nuanced ethnography of historical consciousness, it challenges many cross-cultural investigations of youth, for its key actors are not adults but school children

Focusing on the evolving strategic role of Turkey, this volume covers topics including the question of identity in Turkey, the evolution of Turkish society and politics in coming years, and the recent increase in the activity and complexity of Turkey's foreign and security policies

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Limits of Cultural Recognition -- 3 Autonomy and the Religious Life -- 4 Morality and Citizenship -- 5 Educating Citizens and Educating Believers -- 6 The Public Squares -- 7 Identity and Discrimination -- 8 Surviving Diversity -- Notes -- Index.

Curtis surveys the current state of Japanese politics and predicts what events are likely to transpire in Japan in the coming years. This book offers a unique perspective into Japanese political identity through the lens of its relation to worldwide political systems

"This all-new edition of a classic book examines Arab society in the 1990s. Thirty new articles by leading scholars from many countries explore such subjects as Arab unity and identity; demographic processes; the roles of men, women, and family; rural soc

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- I Notes on Race -- II The Fire in Alabama -- III Mind and Countermind: Race and Place in Context -- IV Polyps of Prejudice -- V Search for Identity: The Whatness of Who -- VI Human Values and Inhuman Systems -- VII Into the Multiculture

A collection of the author's essays on the history and development of female identity from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Throughout the book are woven themes which are constant in Castle's work: fantasy, hallucination, travesty, transgression and sexual ambiguity

Dissent in Philippine society.--Society without purpose.--The anti-social Filipino.--Culture and national identity.--Diplomacy without policy.--Origin of a myth.--Roots of subservience.--The Filipino elite.--Veneration without understanding.--Intellectuals and activists.--Ethics for nationalists.--A leadership for Filipinos

St. Patrick's Day is a good time to re-up my posts on what can be learned from the declining political significance of Irish-American identity, and whether Hispanics are following the same path of assimilation as the Irish did.

At the mid-point of Labor's three-year term, the international strategy and statecraft of the new government is more fully formed than its domestic identity. Global turmoil—the polycrisis—has quickly tested and tempered the government's world view. Whatever ...

Artist Behjat Omar Abdulla discusses his most recent projects,
What if Life is Black and White and
From a Distance. These works focus on reflecting on identity, belonging, migration, and citizenship, along with the founding of Abdulla's
River of Light project.

Anneliese Rieger unterzieht Stefan Dollingers Monografie zum österreichischen Deutsch einer kritischen Lektüre und bettet die Erkenntnisse seiner Studie in größere politische Kontexte (z.B. Anerkennung, Identität) ein. ; Anneliese Rieger critically reviews Stefan Dollinger's monograph on Austrian German and contextualizes his findings in regard to political challenges like acknowledgement and identity.

Moderation: Tim Bausch
Discussant: Viktorija Ratkovic
Philipp Lottholz und Klaudia Rottenschlager: Von der kolonialen Begegnung zur Praxis der kritischen? (Selbst)Reflexion
Sophie Bischoff und Ansar Jasim: Adopt a Revolution: Politische Solidaritätsarbeit im Kontect des Syrienkonflikts
Burcu Eke-Schneider: Identity-based conflicts between newly-formed resistance groups during Gezi Movement