This volume brings together eighteen of Will Kymlicka's recent essays
on nationalism, multiculturalism and citizenship. These essays expand
on the well-known theory of minority rights first developed in his
Multicultural Citizenship. In these new essays, Kymlicka applies his
theory to several pressing controversies regarding ethnic relations
today, responds to some of his critics, and situates the debate over
minority rights within the larger context of issues of nationalism,
democratic citizenship and globalization. The essays are divided into
four sections. The first section summarizes 'the state of the debate'
over minority rights, and explains how the debate has evolved over the
past 15 years. The second section explores the requirements of
ethnocultural justice in a liberal democracy. Kymlicka argues that the
protection of individual human rights is insufficient to ensure
justice between ethnocultural groups, and that minority rights must
supplement human rights. In particular, Kymlicka explores why some
form of power-sharing (such as federalism) is often required to ensure
justice for national minorities; why indigenous peoples have
distinctive rights relating to economic development and environmental
protection; and why we need to define fairer terms of integration for
immigrants. The third section focuses on nationalism. Kymlicka
discusses some of the familiar misinterpretations and preconceptions
which liberals have about nationalism, and defends the need to
recognize that there are genuinely liberal forms of nationalism. He
discusses the familiar (but misleading) contrast between
'cosmopolitanism' and 'nationalism', and discusses why liberals have
gradually moved towards a position that combines elements of both. The
final section explores how these increasing demands by ethnic and
national groups for minority rights affect the practice of democratic
citizenship. Kymlicka surveys recent theories of citizenship, and
raises questions about how they are challenged by ethnocultural
diversity. He emphasizes the importance of education as a site of
conflict between demands for accommodating ethnocultural diversity and
demands for promoting the common virtues and loyalties required by
democratic citizenship. And, finally, he explores the extent to which
'globalization' requires us to think about citizenship in more global
terms, or whether citizenship will remain tied to national
institutions and political processes. Taken together, these essays
make a major contribution to enriching our understanding of the theory
and practice of ethnocultural relations in Western democracies.
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ISBN
9780191522727
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
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OUP Oxford
Språk
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Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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