The Limits of Liberal Multiculturalism

Towards an Individuated Approach to Cultural Diversity
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-40461-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3992 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy

The Limits of Liberal Multiculturalism provides a timely analysis of some of the weaknesses, as well as the successes, of the liberal multicultural project. It also takes a step forward by developing a pluralist, individual-centred approach to allocating minority rights in practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vitikainen, A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction PART I: JUSTIFYING MINORITY RIGHTS: THE GRAND THEORIES AND THEIR CONSTRAINTS 2. Equality and Culture 3. Autonomy versus Toleration 4. Liberal Egalitarianism and Equality of Opportunity PART II: LIBERAL MULTICULTURALISM AND ALLOCATION OF MINORITY RIGHTS 5. Group Membership, Self-identification, and Need 6. Identity and Exit 7. Cultural Motivations and Cultural Defence 8. Conclusion: Liberal Multiculturalism and Its Limits

Über Autor(innen)

Annamari Vitikainen is Associate Professor in Philosophy, and a member of the Pluralism, Democracy, and Justice research group, at The Arctic University of Norway, University of Tromsø.