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Dynamics of power in Dutch integration politics, from accommodation to confrontation, Justus Uitermark

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Dynamics of power in Dutch integration politics

779881478

Justus Uitermark

Solidarity and Identity

from accommodation to confrontation

Integration politics in the Netherlands has changed dramatically between 1990 and 2005. Whereas ethnic and religious differences were hitherto pacified through accommodation, a new and increasingly powerful current in Dutch politicsproblematizes the presence of minorities.This development represents a challenge to sociologists and political scientists: how to map and explain drastic changes?Arguing that extant approaches are better at explaining continuity than change, this book develops a distinct approach to the study of dynamic power relations to understand drastic transformations in the national debate as well as urban governance.--, Provided by Publisher

Introduction : integration politics and the enigma of power -- The struggle for civil power -- Introduction to part II : civil power and the integration debate -- The evolution of the Dutch civil sphere -- The ascendancy of culturalism -- Contesting culturalism : anti-racism, pragmatism and civil Islam -- Introduction to part III : civil power and governance figurations -- The minorities policy and the dominance of the radical left : ethnic corporatism in Amsterdam in the 1980s -- Diversity management and the gentrification of civil society : civil liberalism in Amsterdam in the 1990s -- Governing through Islam : civil differentialism in Amsterdam after 9/11 and the assassination of Theo van Gogh -- The rise of culturalism and the resilience of minority associations : civil corporatism in Rotterdam -- Comparing the power of minority associations in Amsterdam and Rotterdam -- Conclusion : the dynamics of power