Table of Contents

Introduction Maria Dimova-Cookson Part 1: The Moral Foundations of Multiculturalism The Place of Religious Belief in Public Reason Liberalism Gerald F. Gaus Cultures, Group Rights, and Group-Differentiated Rights Peter Jones Reasonable Disagreement John Horton Naivety, Doubt and the Politics of Cultural Identification Matthew Festenstein Value Pluralism and the Liberal Multicultural Paradox Monica Mookherjee Part 2: Secularism and the Political Claims of Religious Groups Muslims, Religious Equality and Secularism Tariq Modood Secularism and Fair Treatment for Muslims Cécile Laborde Part 3: Multiculturalism, State Sovereignty and Imperial Past Multiculturalism and the Concept of the State Peter M. R. Stirk The Enduring Legacy of Empire: Post-imperial Citizenship and National Identity(ies) in the United Kingdom Andrew Mycock

About the Author

Maria Dimova-Cookson is Lecturer in Politics, School of Government and International Affairs, University of Durham, UK. Dr Peter Stirk is Senior Lecturer in Politics, School of Government and International Affairs, University of Durham, UK.