Vol. 22 · No. 3 · Issue 71 · Fall 2004
The Carriers of Diversity within the Police ForcesA "Weberian" Approach to Diversity in Germany
Barbara Thériault
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Abstract
Cultural diversity has been one the most pressing challenges to present-day Germany. Issues of diversity and, its corollary from the perspective of the recipient society, the practice of toleration -as opposed to the personal attitude of tolerance- are being paradigmatically debated around the fate of Muslims. Although not new, Muslims presence and public claims, such as the claim for legal recognition of Islam and religious instruction in public schools, have undoubtedly raised the issue of diversity anew.