‘Muscular liberalism’ : surviving multiculturalism ? A historical and political contextualisation of David Cameron’s Munich speech

David Cameron’s Munich Speech (5th February 2011) has been frequently presented both as a major departure from New Labour’s approach to diversity and as a major blow to multiculturalism. It will be the aim of this article to qualify or indeed possibly challenge that view. The study of this speech wi...

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Главный автор: Latour, Vincent
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Опубликовано: Observatoire de la société britannique 2012
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Итог:David Cameron’s Munich Speech (5th February 2011) has been frequently presented both as a major departure from New Labour’s approach to diversity and as a major blow to multiculturalism. It will be the aim of this article to qualify or indeed possibly challenge that view. The study of this speech will serve as an excuse to examine, one and a half years after the formation of the Coalition, how the new government has dealt with diversity-related issues and to what extent the hybrid nature of the new majority and the critical financial situation have impacted on the framing and reception of integration policies.