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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A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights Will Kymlicka. G. A. Cohen, Raphael Cohen ... Culture', in J. Burley (ed.), Reading Dworkin (Basil Blackwell, forthcoming) ... Cultures: Reply to Kukathas', PoliticalTheory, 20/1 (1992) (Chapter 8); ...
A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights Will Kymlicka. G. A. Cohen, Raphael Cohen ... Culture', in J. Burley (ed.), Reading Dworkin (Basil Blackwell, forthcoming) ... Cultures: Reply to Kukathas', PoliticalTheory, 20/1 (1992) (Chapter 8); ...
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... cultural minorities, and to regulate the potential conflicts between majority and minority cultures. Early in this century, bilateral treaties regulated the treatment of fellow nationals in other countries. For example, Germany agreed ...
... cultural minorities, and to regulate the potential conflicts between majority and minority cultures. Early in this century, bilateral treaties regulated the treatment of fellow nationals in other countries. For example, Germany agreed ...
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... groups. The leading assumption has been that members of national minorities do not need, are not entitled to, or cannot be ... minority rights to universal human rights was embraced by many liberals, partly because it seemed a natural ...
... groups. The leading assumption has been that members of national minorities do not need, are not entitled to, or cannot be ... minority rights to universal human rights was embraced by many liberals, partly because it seemed a natural ...
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... groups should be given a permanent political identity or constitutional status.6 However, it has become increasingly clear that minority rights cannot be subsumed under the category of human rights. Traditional human rights standards ...
... groups should be given a permanent political identity or constitutional status.6 However, it has become increasingly clear that minority rights cannot be subsumed under the category of human rights. Traditional human rights standards ...
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A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights Will Kymlicka. minorities form a majority ... cultural integration can be required of immigrants and refugees before they ... cultural minorities vulnerable to significant injustice at the hands of the ...
A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights Will Kymlicka. minorities form a majority ... cultural integration can be required of immigrants and refugees before they ... cultural minorities vulnerable to significant injustice at the hands 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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