The illiberalism of liberalism: schools and fundamental controversial values
@article{Vincent2020TheIO,
title={The illiberalism of liberalism: schools and fundamental controversial values},
author={Carol Vincent},
journal={Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies},
year={2020},
volume={48},
pages={2073 - 2090}
}ABSTRACT This paper analyses the recent protests by mainly Muslim parents against the use of LGBTQ+-friendly story books in a primary school in Birmingham, England, the associated court case, and the broader issues it highlights about the contradictory and complex relationships between liberalism, faith, and democracy. I discuss the case itself, tensions around Relationships and Sex Education, and the wider social and political context for the protest, considering both the position of ‘Muslims…
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