Between rhetoric and reality: Shari’a and the shift towards neoliberal multiculturalism in Australia

Joshua Roose; Adam Possamai

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16003-0_6

Between rhetoric and reality: Shari’a and the shift towards neoliberal multiculturalism in Australia

Joshua Roose, Adam Possamai

School of Social Sciences

Australian Catholic University

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Abstract

This chapter explores the schism in Australian multiculturalism between explicit and publically-stated rejection of Islamic law as it relates to the personal domain on the one hand, and the embracing and promotion of Islamic finance as opening an avenue to prosperity on the other. We argue that this schism aligns closely with the functioning of neoliberal multiculturalism; where the cultural dimension of ethnicity, or in this case, faith, is only so valuable in the political arena as the tangible economic benefits it can offer. The chapter therefore seeks to explore the key concept of neoliberal multiculturalism as a way of better understanding contemporary Australian multicultural policies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cultural, Religious and Political Contestations
Subtitle of host publication	The Multicultural Challenge
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	91-106
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319160030
ISBN (Print)	9783319160023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16003-0_6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

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Keywords

Australian multiculturalism
Legal pluralism
Multiculturalism
Neoliberal multiculturalism
Shari’a law

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