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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... Group-Differentiated Citizenship in Canada', in Seyla Benhabib (ed.), Democracy and Difference: Changing Boundaries ... Representation in Canadian Politics', in L. Seidle (ed.), Equity and Community: The Charter, Interest Advocacy, and ...
... Group-Differentiated Citizenship in Canada', in Seyla Benhabib (ed.), Democracy and Difference: Changing Boundaries ... Representation in Canadian Politics', in L. Seidle (ed.), Equity and Community: The Charter, Interest Advocacy, and ...
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... groups, and 5,000 ... group.1 This diversity gives rise to a series of important and potentially divisive questions. Minorities and majorities increasingly clash over such issues as language rights, regional autonomy, political representation ...
... groups, and 5,000 ... group.1 This diversity gives rise to a series of important and potentially divisive questions. Minorities and majorities increasingly clash over such issues as language rights, regional autonomy, political representation ...
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... representation rights (guaranteed seats for ethnic or national groups within ... group-differentiated rights are often described as 'collective rights'. In ... group to limit the liberty of its own individual members in the name of group ...
... representation rights (guaranteed seats for ethnic or national groups within ... group-differentiated rights are often described as 'collective rights'. In ... group to limit the liberty of its own individual members in the name of group ...
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... group-differentiated rights for ethnic groups and national minorities in ... representation, particularly proposals to guarantee seats in the central ... representation rights (demanding guaranteed representation for minorities in the ...
... group-differentiated rights for ethnic groups and national minorities in ... representation, particularly proposals to guarantee seats in the central ... representation rights (demanding guaranteed representation for minorities in the ...
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... representation rights and polyethnic rights are consistent with integrating minority groups, and indeed may assist in this integration. Self-government rights, on the other hand, do pose a serious threat to social unity, since they ...
... representation rights and polyethnic rights are consistent with integrating minority groups, and indeed may assist in this integration. Self-government rights, on the other hand, do pose a serious threat to social unity, since they ...
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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