Vertovec Routledge International Handbook of Diversity Studies

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-317-60068-8
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 422 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge International Handbooks

In recent years the concept of ‘diversity’ has gained a leading place in academic thought, business practice and public policy worldwide. Although variously used, ‘diversity’ tends to refer to patterns of social difference in terms of certain key categories. Today the foremost categories shaping discourses and policies of diversity include race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, sexuality and age; further important notions include class, language, locality, lifestyle and legal status. The Routledge Handbook of Diversity Studies will examine a range of such concepts along with historical and contemporary cases concerning social and political dynamics surrounding them. With contributions by experts spanning Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, History and Geography, the Handbook will be a key resource for students, social scientists and professionals. It will represent a landmark volume within a field that has become, and will continue to be, one of the most significant global topics of concern throughout the twenty-first century.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vertovec, Steven

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Steven Vertovec Part I: Dimensions of Diversity 1. Gender – a Central Dimension of Diversity Andrea D. Bührmann 2. Age, Ageism and Social Identity in Later Years John Vincent 3. Disability and Diversity Carol Thomas 4. Thinking about Race in an Age of Diversity Katharina Schramm 5. Racing Diversity: Ethnicity, euphemisms and ‘others’ Ruth Mandel 6. Analysing Status Diversity: Immigration, asylum, and stratified rights Lydia Morris 7. Sexual Diversity Momin Rahman 8. Language: The great diversifier Jan Blommaert 9. Religious Differentiation and Diversity in Discourse and Practice Kim Knott 10. The Diversity of Milieu in Diversity Studies Dariuš Zifonun 11. Caste in India: Constructs and currents Surinder S. Jodhka Part II: Historical Geographies of Diversity 12. Diversity and the Roman Empire Peter Heather 13. Diversity and the Nature of the Ottoman Empire: From the construction of the imperial old regime to the challenges of modernity Nora Lafi 14. Race and Labour, Forced and Free, in the Formation and Evolution of Caribbean Social Structures Colin Clarke 15. Silent Minority: Celebrated difference, caste difference, and the Hinduization of independent India Rupa Viswanath 16. ‘Reimagining’ the Balkans Diversity beyond and ‘Straight through’ the Ethno-national Jelena Tosic 17. European Fascism and its Aftermath Keith Lowe 18. Diversity, Xenophobia and the Limits to the Post-Apartheid State Alex Wafer 19. Situating Diversity in the Global City: Emerging challenges and possibilities in Singapore Junjia Ye 20. Racial Boundaries and Persistent Inequality: The case of African Americans Jessica S. Welburn 21. The Question of Sectarianism in Middle East Politics Sami Zubaida Part III: Policies and Politics of Diversity 22. Governing Diversity Brendan O’Leary 23. Equality for Whom? Sarah Spencer 24. Fundamental Rights and Minorities Kristin Henrard 25. When Law Meets Diversity: Implications for women’s equal citizenship Ayelet Shachar 26. Diversity and Social Welfare: To restrict or include? Jenny Phillimore 27. Diversity Management John Wrench Part IV: Encounters and Diversity 28. Diversity Unpacked: From heterogeneities to inequalities Thomas Faist 29. Discrimination, Diversity and Work Vincent J. Roscigno and Jill E. Yavorsky 30. Contact and Prejudice Ben Fell and Miles Hewstone 31. Diversity and Social Cohesion Allison Harell and Dietlind Stolle 32. Diversity in US and British Higher Education Natasha Warikoo 33. Xenophobia: The role of political articulation Jens Rydgren 34. Conviviality: (Re)negotiating minimal consensus Tilmann Heil 35. Locality and Diversity: The city as arena of ethnic expression and accommodation William Safran 36. Segregation, Mixing and Encounter, Deborah Phillips Part V: Fusions of Diversity 37. Assimilation, Diversity, and Change Nancy Foner 38. From Creolization to Syncretism: Climbing the ritual ladder Charles Stewart 39. Intersectionality: Assembling and disassembling the roads Helma Lutz 40. Cultural Complexity Thomas Hylland Eriksen 41. Critical Diversity Literacy: Essentials for the 21st Century Melissa Steyn

Über Autor(innen)

Steven Vertovec is Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, Germany. He is Co-Editor of the journal Global Networks, author of four books including Transnationalism (Routledge, 2008) and Super-Diversity (Routledge, forthcoming), and editor or co-editor of over thirty volumes including Conceiving Cosmopolitanism (Oxford University Press, 2003), Migration (five volumes, Routledge 2010), and The Multicultural Backlash (Routledge 2010).