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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... Traditional human rights standards are simply unable to resolve some of the most important and controversial questions relating to cultural minorities: which languages should be recognized in the parliaments, bureaucracies, and courts ...
... Traditional human rights standards are simply unable to resolve some of the most important and controversial questions relating to cultural minorities: which languages should be recognized in the parliaments, bureaucracies, and courts ...
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... traditional homelands of indigenous peoples be reserved for their benefit, and so protected from encroachment by settlers and resource developers? What are the responsibilities of minorities to integrate? What degree of cultural ...
... traditional homelands of indigenous peoples be reserved for their benefit, and so protected from encroachment by settlers and resource developers? What are the responsibilities of minorities to integrate? What degree of cultural ...
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... traditional human rights with minority rights. A comprehensive theory of justice in a multicultural state will include both universal rights, assigned to individuals regardless of group membership, and certain group-differentiated ...
... traditional human rights with minority rights. A comprehensive theory of justice in a multicultural state will include both universal rights, assigned to individuals regardless of group membership, and certain group-differentiated ...
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... Traditional international law did not regard indigenous populations as subjects of international law, and treaties signed with them were not viewed as treaties according to international law, but unilateral acts pertaining to domestic ...
... Traditional international law did not regard indigenous populations as subjects of international law, and treaties signed with them were not viewed as treaties according to international law, but unilateral acts pertaining to domestic ...
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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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