Reading for Battle

Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.

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Politics & Ideology

The Islamophobia Myth
Does Islamophobia really exist? Or is the hatred and abuse of Muslims being exaggerated to suit politicians' needs and silence the critics of Islam?
Kenan Malik, Prospect, 1 February 2005

A Short Guide to the Freedom of Information Act and Other New Access Rights
The Freedom of Information Act gives you a wide-ranging right to see all kinds of information held by the government and public authorities.
The Campaign for Freedom of Information, 28 January 2005

The Naked Crowd: Reclaiming Security and Freedom in an Anxious Age

In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, Americans have been willing to give up their liberty, not for security, but for the illusion of security.

Jeffrey Rosen, Random House Trade, 11 January 2005

The RoutledgeFalmer Guide to Key Debates in Education

See especially "Citizenship education: reflecting political malaise" by Kevin Rooney

Dennis Hayes, ed., Routledge, 2004

The Politics of Fear: Beyond Left and Right

With traditional political alternatives to the present exhausted, the future appears as threat rather than promise

Frank Furedi, Continuum, 2004

Islam and the West in a Transmodern World
Islam need not be the ideology of aggressive traditionalists in their war with secular modernisers
Ziauddin Sardar, Islam Online, 17 August 2004

Discomfort of strangers
David Goodhart's essay challenging liberals to rethink their attitudes to diversity and the welfare state has provoked a bitter debate among progressive thinkers.
David Goodheart, The Guardian, 24 February 2004

Migrants and Multicultural Cities: Problem or Possibility?
This burgeoning multiculturalism is enhancing the fabric of societies around the world, bringing colour and vibrancy to every city it touches. While there is still resistance to the integration of immigrants into the world’s global cities, the UN-HABITAT report nevertheless maintains that the enrichment and expansion of ideas and enhanced artistic appreciation that accompanies multiculturalism is an urban phenomenon not only to be accepted, but to be celebrated.
UN-HABITAT, 2004

The strange death of Tory England
The Conservative conference may be good to laugh at, but it's actually not that funny.
Josie Appleton, spiked, 10 October 2003

Art and beauty
The revival of ‘beauty’ in aesthetic discourse draws on the exhaustion of its political impetus
JJ Charlesworth, Art Monthly, 31 August 2003


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