The 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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ISBN
9780191622458
Publisert
2020
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Clarendon Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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