The Weight of Context: Headscarves in Holland |
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Authors: | Odile Verhaar Sawitri Saharso |
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Affiliation: | (1) Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen/Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1081, HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
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Abstract: | 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 social stability more easily than a deductive approach. The argument is that a deductive approach accepts standing interpretations of normative principles, whereas a contextual approach reinterprets these principles in the light of the circumstances and that, whether or not it promotes social stability, a contextual approach makes us attend to otherwise neglected perspectives and thus yields greater normative insights. |
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Keywords: | contextualism discrimination exemption policies headscarves multiculturalism public office |
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