Revealed through the Veil: Changes or Challenges to the Liberal Polity
Wednesday, January 19th 2011
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Centre for Ethics
15 Devonshire Place, 2nd floor
Speakers include:
Joseph Carens, Department of Political Science
Anna Korteweg, Department of Sociology
Audrey Macklin, Faculty of Law
Liberal states face difficult policy choices regarding Islamic women's head dress. The necessity to formulate these policies is driven in large part by sometimes thoughtful, sometimes vitriolic public debate. Debate tends to revolve around questions of cultural compatibility, individual rights to freedom of expression, women's place in religion, and the place for religion in the public sphere.
While some states have opted for outright bans on certain forms of religious dress, others have chosen more accommodating stances. These choices will have far-reaching consequences for all parties involved, and may point to different, conflicting visions of liberalism. The content and tone of debates, emergent policies, and political outcomes can serve as paths for investigating the character of various polities. A comparative, inter-disciplinary analysis of these can serve in investigating some of the deeper questions involved for the liberal project. Join us for a discussion of these questions.
Workshop Meeting
The working group will be holding a workshop meeting on March 16th 2011 from 12-2pm. The location will be the main seminar room of the Centre for Ethics.
Fifth Meeting
The working group will hold its fifth meeting on November 4th 2010 at 12-2pm in the main seminar room of the Centre for Ethics. This will be a non-workshop session.
Fourth Meeting
The working group will hold its fourth meeting on December 2nd 2010 at 12-2pm in the main seminar room of the Centre for Ethics. This will be the group's second workshop session and last meeting of 2010.
Third Meeting
The working group will hold its third meeting on November 4th 2010 at 12-2pm in the main seminar room of the Centre for Ethics. This will be the group's first workshop session. Kiran Banerjee will be presenting work on citizenship in the European Union and postnationalism; the paper has been distributed. You can find directions to the Centre for Ethics here.
Inaugural Meeting
The working group held its first meeting in late September, 2010 and will meet monthly or bi-monthly thereafter. You can find directions to the Centre for Ethics here.
Meeting space for 2010 has been graciously provided by the Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto.
Centre for Ethics
University of Toronto
6 Hoskin Avenue
Toronto ON, M5S 1H8
Canada