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The multidimensional recognition of religion (2022)
Journal Article
Thompson, S., & Modood, T. (in press). The multidimensional recognition of religion. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2022.2115228

In this article, we present a case for the recognition of multiple religions, arguing that states have a non-absolute duty to recognise religions which it is likely they should discharge along different dimensions and to different degrees. More concr... Read More about The multidimensional recognition of religion.

Agonism or identity? A response to Chin’s and Levey’s recognition as acknowledgement: Symbolic politics in multicultural democracies (2022)
Journal Article
Thompson, S. (2023). Agonism or identity? A response to Chin’s and Levey’s recognition as acknowledgement: Symbolic politics in multicultural democracies. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 46(3), 475-483. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2022.2102934

In their thoughtful and thought-provoking article, Clayton Chin and Geoffrey Brahm Levey argue that a distinctive conception of recognition as acknowledgement can and should be used in order to achieve the symbolic inclusion of all members of multicu... Read More about Agonism or identity? A response to Chin’s and Levey’s recognition as acknowledgement: Symbolic politics in multicultural democracies.

The centre for the study of ethnicity and citizenship: Multiculturalism, racialisation, religion and national identity twenty years on (2022)
Journal Article
Modood, T., Uberoi, V., & Thompson, S. (2022). The centre for the study of ethnicity and citizenship: Multiculturalism, racialisation, religion and national identity twenty years on. Ethnicities, 22(4), 511-526. https://doi.org/10.1177/14687968221085093

In November 2019, a conference was held at the University of Bristol to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship. This special issue of Ethnicities brings together a set of articles by a number of the ke... Read More about The centre for the study of ethnicity and citizenship: Multiculturalism, racialisation, religion and national identity twenty years on.

Othering, alienation and establishment (2021)
Journal Article
Modood, T., & Thompson, S. (2022). Othering, alienation and establishment. Political Studies, 70(3), 780-796. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032321720986698

This article examines the relationship between religion and the state, focusing on cases of establishment in which one religion is formally recognized. Arguing that religious establishment is wrong if it causes some citizens to feel alienated, we rej... Read More about Othering, alienation and establishment.

Hate Speech and Self-Restraint (2019)
Journal Article
Thompson, S. (2019). Hate Speech and Self-Restraint. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 22(3), 657-671. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-019-10004-y

© 2019, The Author(s). In this article, my aim is to consider under what circumstances, and for what reasons, individuals may freely choose not to speak hatefully about others. Even if not threatened with legal sanction, why might they decide not to... Read More about Hate Speech and Self-Restraint.

Religious duties and equal opportunities in public space (2019)
Book Chapter
Thompson, S. (in press). Religious duties and equal opportunities in public space. In J. Seglow, & A. Shorten (Eds.), Religion in Public Life. ECPR Press

In a number of European states, laws and regulations of various kinds place limits on individuals’ ability to wear certain religious garments or to display certain religious symbols in public space. In this Chapter, I focus on how burqa bans fare wh... Read More about Religious duties and equal opportunities in public space.

The recognition of religion in public spaces (2019)
Book Chapter
Thompson, S. (2019). The recognition of religion in public spaces. In M. Kahlos, H. Koskinen, & R. Palmén (Eds.), Recognition and Religion: Contemporary and Historical Studies. London: Routledge

In this chapter, I consider the ways in which religion is recognized in contemporary societies, and also to think how it should be recognized. I focus on just one aspect of this very large and complex topic – namely the recognition of religion speci... Read More about The recognition of religion in public spaces.

Revisiting Contextualism in Political Theory: Putting Principles into Context (2018)
Journal Article
Modood, T., & Thompson, S. (2018). Revisiting Contextualism in Political Theory: Putting Principles into Context. Res Publica, 24(3), 339-357. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-017-9358-1

© 2017, Springer Nature B.V. In this article, we articulate and defend a contextual approach to political theory. According to what we shall call ‘iterative contextualism’, context has two important roles to play in determining what is required by ju... Read More about Revisiting Contextualism in Political Theory: Putting Principles into Context.

The expression of religious identities and the control of public space (2018)
Journal Article
Thompson, S. (2019). The expression of religious identities and the control of public space. Ethnicities, 19(2), 231-250. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468796818785935

© The Author(s) 2018. To what extent may an historic nation impress its religious identity on the public space of its society? For example, does it have a right to ban the wearing of hijabs in schools, to insist on the display of crucifixes in school... Read More about The expression of religious identities and the control of public space.

On claims of culture and duties of recognition in democratic states (2015)
Journal Article
Thompson, S. (2015). On claims of culture and duties of recognition in democratic states. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 18(3), 328-348. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2013.861658

© 2013 Taylor & Francis. One important way in which individuals and groups express their ideas and principles, and present their proposals and demands, is in the language of identity or difference. They argue that what they value and what they dese... Read More about On claims of culture and duties of recognition in democratic states.

Gutmann, Amy (2014)
Book Chapter
Thompson, S. (2014). Gutmann, Amy. In M. Gibbons, D. Coole, E. Ellis, & K. Ferguson (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Political Thought. Wiley

Recognition beyond the state (2013)
Book Chapter
Thompson, S. (2013). Recognition beyond the state. In S. Thompson, & T. Burns (Eds.), Global Justice and the Politics of Recognition (88-107). London: Palgrave Macmillan

Freedom of expression and hatred of religion (2012)
Journal Article
Thompson, S. (2012). Freedom of expression and hatred of religion. Ethnicities, 12(2), 215-232. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468796811431298

The UK's Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 makes it an offence to deliberately stir up hatred against people on religious grounds. For its supporters, the Act offers necessary protection to a range of groups that are vulnerable to the harmful effe... Read More about Freedom of expression and hatred of religion.

Introduction (2011)
Book Chapter
Thompson, S., & Yar, M. (2011). Introduction. In S. Thompson, & M. Yar (Eds.), The Politics of Misrecognition. Aldershot: Ashgate

Recognition and ambivalence (2011)
Book Chapter
Thompson, S., & Hoggett, P. (2011). Recognition and ambivalence. In S. Thompson, & M. Yar (Eds.), The Politics of Misrecognition. Ashgate