Cultural dialogues in the good society: The case of honour killings in Sweden  

Oleh:

Hellgren, Zenia ; Hobson, Barbara

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Ethnicities vol. 08 no. 03 (Sep. 2008), page 385–404.
Topik: culturization; ethnic relations; gender equality; multiculturalism; universalism; xenophobia
Fulltext: 385.pdf (1.58MB)

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Value conflicts involving gender equality are interwoven into current multicultural tensions in many European societies. They are at the core of these tensions in Sweden, in which gender equality and principles of individual human rights constitute the state profile and political identity. In this article, we focus on three cases of honor killings that became flash points for public debates on ‘culture and cultures’ among political parties, immigrant groups and feminists in Sweden. The media fervor surrounding honour-related violence has provided xenophobic groups with political opportunities, but at the same time, the public debate has given visibility and opened up public space for immigrant women’s groups. We conclude that the notion of the ‘good society’ has kept at bay the recognition of overtly xenophobic parties, but it has also inhibited open dialogue across and within majority and minority cultures, which would allow for reflections upon the diversity within cultures, marked by religion, gender, class differences and generational conflicts.

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