Tolerance and diversity in Ireland, North and South / edited by Iseult Honohan and Nathalie Rougier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Honohan, Iseult, 1951- editor.

Rougier, Nathalie, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Toleration--Ireland.

Toleration.

Toleration--Northern Ireland.

Multiculturalism--Ireland.

Multiculturalism.

Multiculturalism--Northern Ireland.

Ireland--Social conditions--21st century.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 284 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester [U.K.] : Manchester University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the treatment of cultural and religious diversity - indigenous and immigrant - on both sides of the Irish border in order to analyse the current state of tolerance, and the kinds of policies that may support integration while respecting diversity. While it is sometimes argued that in contemporary societies we need to go 'beyond tolerance' to more positive recognition, new and continuing tensions and conflicts among groups suggest that there may still be a role for tolerance. The first set of chapters focus on the spheres of education, civic life and politics, including chapters on specific groups (e.g. travellers, immigrants), as well as the communal divisions in Northern Ireland. Later chapters reflect on the Irish experience of diversity, and assess the extent to which the conceptual approaches and discourses employed to deal with it are comparable between the jurisdictions of the Republic and Northern Ireland. Finally the book considers the implications for what constitutes the most appropriate approach to diversity - whether this should ideally be in terms of tolerance and mutual accommodation, of recognition, or transformative reconciliation. This is the first book to address the issue of tolerance across the broad sweep of different kinds of religious and cultural diversity in Northern Ireland and the Republic.

Contents:

Tolerance and diversity in Ireland, north and south; Copyright ; Contents; Figures and tables ; Notes on the contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 'When you actually talk to them ' - recognising and respecting cultural and religious diversity in Irish schools; 2 Recognising difference while promoting cohesion: the role of collaborative networks in education; 3 Tolerance, recognition and educational patronage: Ireland's constitutional politics of school choice; 4 Traveller education: policy and practice in Northern Ireland

5 Tolerance of religious and cultural diversity in Irish institutions: comparing hijabs in schools and turbans in the Garda reserve6 Minority and majority community integration in Northern Ireland: a matrix of tolerance; 7 Politics, professions and participation: immigrants in the Irish public sphere; 8 Academic 'truth' and the perpetuation of negative attitudes and intolerance towards Irish Travellers in contemporary Ireland; 9 Two wrongs don't make a right: (in)tolerance and hate crime laws in Northern Ireland; 10 Prejudice and (in)tolerance in Ulster

11 Acknowledging religious and cultural diversity in an antagonistic society: the challenge of Northern Ireland12 Taking intolerant liberalism seriously; 13 Toleration, respect and recognition in Northern Ireland; Conclusion; Index; Tolerance and diversity in Ireland, north and south; Copyright ; Contents; Figures and tables ; Notes on the contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 'When you actually talk to them ' - recognising and respecting cultural and religious diversity i; 2 Recognising difference while promoting cohesion: the role of collabo

3 Tolerance, recognition and educational patronage: Ireland's constitutional politics of school cho4 Traveller education: policy and practice in Northern Ireland; 5 Tolerance of religious and cultural diversity in Irish institutions: comparing hijabs in schools a; 6 Minority and majority community integration in Northern Ireland: a matrix of tolerance; 7 Politics, professions and participation: immigrants in the Irish public sphere; 8 Academic 'truth' and the perpetuation of negative attitudes and intolerance towards Irish Travelle

9 Two wrongs don't make a right: (in)tolerance and hate crime laws in Northern Ireland10 Prejudice and (in)tolerance in Ulster; 11 Acknowledging religious and cultural diversity in an antagonistic society: the challenge of Nort; 12 Taking intolerant liberalism seriously; 13 Toleration, respect and recognition in Northern Ireland; Conclusion; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 May 2026).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781784996567

1784996564

9781526103994

1526103990

9781784997182

1784997188

OCLC:

979108781