Diversity’s conflicts are the raw material for forging a universal citizenship
Evidence
When we talk about diversity, what we mean is that the world is a messy place, full of clashes and conflicts. That is all for the good, for such clashes and conflicts are the raw material of political and cultural engagement. The importance of diversity is that it allows us to expand our horizons, bringing different values, beliefs and lifestyles face to face, and forcing us to think about those differences. Only this can create the political dialogue and debate necessary, paradoxically, to help forge a more universal language of citizenship. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 688
Categorization
- XREF: This frames cultural difference as productive friction, echoing the pluralist defense of multiculturalism against its critics — connects to the debate over whether multiculturalism fragments or unifies the civic sphere. — connects to: Conflict between values is the raw material of political citizenship — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia: Still a Challenge for Us…, 683; Race-struggle discourse replaces sovereign unity with a principle of heterogeneity — Michel Foucault, Society Must Be Defended, 86; Bigotry functions in US history as governance to control diversity and build unity — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 300 (+1 more)
Related
- Conflict between values is the raw material of political citizenship (similarity 0.87)
- Emphasizing essential cultural difference feeds the clash-of-civilizations frame (similarity 0.79)
- Both nativism and multiculturalism fail by avoiding genuine engagement with difference (similarity 0.79)
- Moral decay stems from new political problems, not ideas alone (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Conflict between values is the raw material of political citizenship
#corroborates(0.95) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 683 - Irreconcilable conflict gives society its texture, durability, and resilience
#corroborates(0.85) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 93 - Bigotry functions in US history as governance to control diversity and build unity
#expands(0.80) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 300 - Race-struggle discourse replaces sovereign unity with a principle of heterogeneity
#expands(0.78) — Michel Foucault, Society Must Be Defended, 86