‘Grand-Mosque’ Projects in Copenhagen: Intersections of Respect, Tolerance and Intolerance in the Distribution of Public Space
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‘Grand-Mosque’ Projects in Copenhagen : Intersections of Respect, Tolerance and Intolerance in the Distribution of Public Space. / Lægaard, Sune.
I: Politics in Central Europe, Bind 6, Nr. 3, 12.2010, s. 60-80.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘Grand-Mosque’ Projects in Copenhagen
T2 - Intersections of Respect, Tolerance and Intolerance in the Distribution of Public Space
AU - Lægaard, Sune
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - This paper considers the recent Danish mosque debate as a debate about distribution of public space to a religious minority and asks whether and, if so, how the case can be described in terms of tolerance and respect. Tolerance and respect are regularly advanced at the level of political theory as concepts and values relevant to the handling of minority issues. This paper will use the concepts of tolerance and respect in relation to the Danish mosque-debate as expressed in political assemblies and public debate in two ways: It will test the applicability of the theoretical concepts and in the process draw out some general challenges and lessons concerning the practical applicability of these concepts. At the same time it will use the concepts as an interpretative framework to present and evaluate the actual policies regarding the distribution of public space for the building of mosques played out in the case. One lesson drawn from the exercise in application is that the concepts have a narrower application than often assumed and that application requires differentiation between different potential subjects of tolerance and respect.
AB - This paper considers the recent Danish mosque debate as a debate about distribution of public space to a religious minority and asks whether and, if so, how the case can be described in terms of tolerance and respect. Tolerance and respect are regularly advanced at the level of political theory as concepts and values relevant to the handling of minority issues. This paper will use the concepts of tolerance and respect in relation to the Danish mosque-debate as expressed in political assemblies and public debate in two ways: It will test the applicability of the theoretical concepts and in the process draw out some general challenges and lessons concerning the practical applicability of these concepts. At the same time it will use the concepts as an interpretative framework to present and evaluate the actual policies regarding the distribution of public space for the building of mosques played out in the case. One lesson drawn from the exercise in application is that the concepts have a narrower application than often assumed and that application requires differentiation between different potential subjects of tolerance and respect.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 6
SP - 60
EP - 80
JO - Politics in Central Europe
JF - Politics in Central Europe
SN - 1801-3422
IS - 3
ER -
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