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Multiculturalism and the Nation in Germany: A Study in Moral
Conflict examines the new debates surrounding matters of
multiculturalism, immigration, and national identity in Germany in
the wake of the 2015 Refugee Crisis. Arguing that contemporary
disputes are centered around four moral ideals, or ideal visions of
the German community, it draws upon the thought of Emile Durkheim
to identify the role of the sacred in political conflict. The book
argues that at the heart of each moral ideal is a sacred object
that legitimates specific policies and behaviors, and that attempts
to realize moral ideals lead to conflicts involving free speech,
German Memory Culture, inner-party rivalries, and political
violence that go to the very essence of what it means to be German.
The book includes a ground-breaking theoretical reworking of
Durkheim's sociology, which it applies to the study of power and
politics, as well as to debates in political philosophy. This
volume will appeal to scholars across disciplines with interests in
political sociology, comparative politics, social and political
theory, and questions of citizenship, national identity, and
belonging.
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