Multiculturalism and the Nation in Germany: A Study in Moral Conflict

ISBN-13: 9781032217703 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 232 str.

Opis

Drawing on the thought of Durkheim, this book examines contemporary debates surrounding matters of community and identity in Germany, considering a series of competing moral ideals related to national identity and highlighting the role of the sacred in contested politics as the country addresses questions of free speech and multiculturalism.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The Study of Moral Facts  2. A Moral History of Postwar Germany 3. The Moral Ideal of Constitutional Patriotism 4. The German State’s Fight Against Hate Speech 5. The Moral Ideal of Non-Domination: The Ideology of the Autonomen 6. Violence and Solidarity: Autonomen Ritual Violence 7. The Moral Ideal of the Nation: Between the Ethno-Cultural Nation and the Volksgemeinschaft 8. The Takeover of the AfD by the Flügel 9. Cultural Alienation: The Nation and the Loss of the Feeling of "Home" 10. The Ritual Violence of the Far Right     Conclusion

O autorze

Paul Carls obtained a PhD in political science from the Université de Montréal in 2020, was a course lecturer at the same institution, and completed a post-doctoral stay at the Luxembourg Institute for Socio-Economic Research.