6 September 2005

Multiculturalism and Extremism: The Insider-Outsider Debate

This paper reviews British Prime Minister Tony Blair's proposed action plan to reform the UK's immigration, asylum, and criminal systems in the wake of the July 2005 terrorist attacks in London. The authors discuss the multicultural nature of Britain's population and outline the challenges Western democracies face in maintaining open and inclusive societies, while also protecting members of their polity from extremist threats. They conclude that the proposed measures, such as deporting foreign-born radical preachers and de-naturalizing terrorist sympathisers, offer no long-term solution to the terrorist threat faced by Britain.

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