Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority RightsThe increasingly multicultural fabric of modern societies has given rise to many new issues and conflicts, as ethnic and national minorities demand recognition and support for their cultural identity. This book presents a new conception of the rights and status of minority cultures. It argues that certain sorts of `collective rights' for minority cultures are consistent with liberal democratic principles, and that standard liberal objections to recognizing such rights on grounds of individual freedom, social justice, and national unity, can be answered. However, Professor Kymlicka emphasises that no single formula can be applied to all groups and that the needs and aspirations of immigrants are very different from those of indigenous peoples and national minorities. The book discusses issues such as language rights, group representation, religious education, federalism, and secession - issues which are central to understanding multicultural politics, but which have been surprisingly neglected in contemporary liberal theory. |
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... Canada for funding. My affiliation with the University of Ottawa has been loose, but none the less very rewarding. As a bilingual university with a mandate to serve both the anglophone and francophone communities in Canada, it is ...
... Canada for funding. My affiliation with the University of Ottawa has been loose, but none the less very rewarding. As a bilingual university with a mandate to serve both the anglophone and francophone communities in Canada, it is ...
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... Canada', in Seyla Benhabib (ed.), Democracy and Difference: Changing Boundaries of the Political (Princeton University Press, forthcoming) (Chapter 2); 'Individual and Community Rights', in Judith Baker (ed.), Group Rights (University ...
... Canada', in Seyla Benhabib (ed.), Democracy and Difference: Changing Boundaries of the Political (Princeton University Press, forthcoming) (Chapter 2); 'Individual and Community Rights', in Judith Baker (ed.), Group Rights (University ...
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... Canada's historical development has involved the federation of three distinct national groups (English, French, and Aboriginals).2 The original incorporation of the Québécois and Aboriginal communities into the Canadian political ...
... Canada's historical development has involved the federation of three distinct national groups (English, French, and Aboriginals).2 The original incorporation of the Québécois and Aboriginal communities into the Canadian political ...
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... Canada, and the United States, which have the three highest per capita rates of immigration in the world. Indeed, well over half of all legal immigration in the world goes into one of these three countries. Prior to the 1960s ...
... Canada, and the United States, which have the three highest per capita rates of immigration in the world. Indeed, well over half of all legal immigration in the world goes into one of these three countries. Prior to the 1960s ...
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... Canada, they must learn either of the two official languages (French or English). The commitment to ensuring a common language has been a constant feature of the history of immigration policy. Indeed, as Gerald Johnson said of the ...
... Canada, they must learn either of the two official languages (French or English). The commitment to ensuring a common language has been a constant feature of the history of immigration policy. Indeed, as Gerald Johnson said of the ...
Contents
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3 Individual rights and collective rights | 34 |
4 Rethinking the liberal tradition | 49 |
5 Freedomand culture | 75 |
6 Justice and minority rights | 107 |
7 Ensuring a voice for minorities | 131 |
8 Toleration and its limits | 152 |
9 The ties that bind | 173 |
10 Conclusion | 193 |
Notes | 196 |
Bibliography | 240 |
Index | 265 |
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