The Weight of Context: Headscarves in Holland

This paper explores the potential of a contextual approach to multicultural conflict. It reconstructs two cases that were hotly debated in the Netherlands—‘Islamic’ headscarves for police officers and for court officers—and asks whether a ‘contextual’ approach reaches compromises and thus promotes s...

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Authors: Verhaar, Odile (Author) ; Saharso, Sawitri (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2004
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2004, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 179-195
Further subjects:B Multiculturalism
B public office
B Discrimination
B headscarves
B exemption policies
B Contextualism
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