Cultural identity and the nation-state / edited by Carol C. Gould and Pasquale Paquino.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gould, Carol, 1953-2021.

Paquino, Pasquale, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities.

State, The.

Nationalism.

Ethnicity.

Multiculturalism.

Citizenship.

Physical Description:

xiii, 155 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2001]

Summary:

In this collection, several distinguished political philosophers consider alternative models of the recognition of diverse cultures and the significance of cultural and national identity within democratic societies. The impact of this recognition for conceptions of citizenship and the supposed neutrality of the democratic state is examined, in the framework of economic and political globalization on the one hand, and the widespread assertion of cultural and ethnic differences on the other. The tension between the recognition of diverse cultures and universal frameworks of human rights is discussed, as are the idea of national self-determination and the new forms of democratic and civic institutions that may be required in order to deal with present political conflicts.

Contents:

1. The Ethics of Self-Determination: Democratic, National, Regional / Omar Dahbour 1

2. Peoples, Nations, and the Unity of Societies / Christopher W. Morris 19

3. Could Canada Turn into Bosnia? / Frank Cunningham 31

4. Blood Brothers, Consumers, or Citizens? Three Models of Identity

Ethnic, Commercial, and Civic / Benjamin R. Barber 57

5. Two Concepts of Universality and the Problem of Cultural Relativism / Carol C. Gould 67

6. The French Republic and the Claims of Diversity / Catherine Audard 85

7. Value Judgments and Political Assessments about National Models of Citizenship: The U.S. and French Cases / James A. Cohen 109

8. Constitutional Adjudication and Democracy: Comparative Perspectives

The United States, France, and Italy / Pasquale Pasquino 131.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0847696766

0847696774

OCLC:

45263914