Two Practice Aids for a Shared Society
a) Refuting the Standard Objections to Shared Societies
Political leaders and their followers often say they are keen to achieve a Shared Society but hesitant to take the steps that will lead to it. They often make the same objections that have been heard in many other different situations or they say other people are making these arguments and they cannot refute them. But they can easily be refuted on the basis of those who have worked to promote Shared Societies. The following are the Standard Objections that are most often made and how to refute them […]
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b) Questionnaire: Auditing Shared Societies bades on the ten commitments for shared societes
A Shared Society is one where all sections of the society, regardless of race, colour, religion etc feel at home and are able to play a full part in the society while at the same time enriching the society by maintaining and sharing their own traditions and customs if they so please. Many states around the world are dealing with diversity issues, and this audit is designed to encourage comparative learning about how best to manage Shared Societies. This questionnaire was developed by the Shared Societies Project of the Club de Madrid and the Conflict Resolution and Coexistence program at Brandeis University. It is designed to give an overview of the degree to which any state or region is working to promote a Shared Society by auditing its performance in a number of key areas.
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