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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... accept the idea that it is morally legitimate for a group to oppress its own members in the name of group solidarity, religious orthodoxy, or cultural purity. This violates the liberal commitment to individual autonomy. Yet it is clear ...
... accept the idea that it is morally legitimate for a group to oppress its own members in the name of group solidarity, religious orthodoxy, or cultural purity. This violates the liberal commitment to individual autonomy. Yet it is clear ...
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... familial immigration. Such immigrants often coalesce into loose associations which I call 'ethnic groups'. They typically wish to integrate into the larger society, and to be accepted as full 2. The politics of multiculturalism.
... familial immigration. Such immigrants often coalesce into loose associations which I call 'ethnic groups'. They typically wish to integrate into the larger society, and to be accepted as full 2. The politics of multiculturalism.
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... accepted as full members of it. While they often seek greater recognition of their ethnic identity, their aim is not to become a separate and self-governing nation alongside the larger society, but to modify the institutions and laws of ...
... accepted as full members of it. While they often seek greater recognition of their ethnic identity, their aim is not to become a separate and self-governing nation alongside the larger society, but to modify the institutions and laws of ...
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... accepted that immigrants should be free to maintain some of their old customs regarding food, dress, religion, and to associate with each other to maintain these practices. This is no longer seen as unpatriotic or 'unamerican'. But it ...
... accepted that immigrants should be free to maintain some of their old customs regarding food, dress, religion, and to associate with each other to maintain these practices. This is no longer seen as unpatriotic or 'unamerican'. But it ...
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... accept immigrants, although not in the same magnitude as the United States, Canada, and Australia. Since World War II, Britain and France have accepted immigrants from their former colonies. Other countries which accept few immigrants ...
... accept immigrants, although not in the same magnitude as the United States, Canada, and Australia. Since World War II, Britain and France have accepted immigrants from their former colonies. Other countries which accept few immigrants ...
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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