A. Vitikainen

The Limits of Liberal Multiculturalism

Towards an Individuated Approach to Cultural Diversity

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-40461-9
• 2015
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9781137404619
• ISBN-10: 1137404612
• Artikelnr.: 42409296

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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