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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... accommodate enduring cultural differences, rather than remedy historical discrimination. As we will see in subsequent chapters, post-war liberals around the world have repeatedly opposed the idea that specific ethnic or national groups ...
... accommodate enduring cultural differences, rather than remedy historical discrimination. As we will see in subsequent chapters, post-war liberals around the world have repeatedly opposed the idea that specific ethnic or national groups ...
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... accommodating of cultural differences. These are just general patterns, of course, not laws of nature. And each of these general categories will need further refinement and qualification as we go. But we cannot begin to understand and ...
... accommodating of cultural differences. These are just general patterns, of course, not laws of nature. And each of these general categories will need further refinement and qualification as we go. But we cannot begin to understand and ...
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... accommodating ethnic and national differences is only part of a larger struggle to make a more tolerant and inclusive democracy. The marginalization of women, gays and lesbians, and the disabled cuts across ethnic and national lines—it ...
... accommodating ethnic and national differences is only part of a larger struggle to make a more tolerant and inclusive democracy. The marginalization of women, gays and lesbians, and the disabled cuts across ethnic and national lines—it ...
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... accommodate immigrants. Canada, with its policy of 'multiculturalism within a bilingual framework' and its recognition of Aboriginal rights to self-government, is one of the few countries which has officially recognized and endorsed ...
... accommodate immigrants. Canada, with its policy of 'multiculturalism within a bilingual framework' and its recognition of Aboriginal rights to self-government, is one of the few countries which has officially recognized and endorsed ...
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... accommodate these national and ethnic differences in a stable and morally defensible way (Gutmann 1993). In this ... accommodating cultural differences is the protection of the civil and political rights of individuals. It is impossible ...
... accommodate these national and ethnic differences in a stable and morally defensible way (Gutmann 1993). In this ... accommodating cultural differences is the protection of the civil and political rights of individuals. It is impossible ...
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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