Varieties of liberalism : contemporary challenges.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism--Philosophy.

Liberalism.

Political ethics.

Political science.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.

Summary:

The contemporary world is complex and is characterized by new normative challenges with regards to living conditions and political organization, both within the borders of sovereign states, and globally. Such challenges require interdisciplinary analyses of a number of intertwined subjects. Varieties of Liberalism: Contemporary Challenges presents an important contribution to this pressing task. Relying on the cooperation of the University of Tromsø research group Pluralism, Democracy and Justice, and the Civic Constellation project from Spain's National Research Fund, the book is the outgrowth of the conference "Themes in Contemporary Ethics and Political Philosophy", held in Tromso in August 2012. An international array of scholars from universities in Brazil, France, Norway and Spain are brought together here, and combine normative reflections, conceptual analysis, case-studies and historical accounts. Philosophical liberalism provides the dominant perspective in contemporary political and social philosophy, and the majority of the authors take one version or another as their starting point, bringing together various different critical perspectives. Since it is crucial to sort out what an embracing of liberalism means and what a criticism of liberalism is directed at, the introduction of the book situates the chapters in relation to the disparate uses of 'liberalism'. The sixteen chapters are distributed into three parts, namely, Free Speech and Deliberation, Citizenship and Democracy, and Justice, Borders and International Law. Of interest to a wide, interdisciplinary readership, Varieties of Liberalism responds to questions such as: Do contemporary democracies live up to their own ideals? How do these democracies cope with the issues of free speech, religious diversity, migration, indigenous communities, and the scientific and technological development? How ought civic education to be regulated in pluralist democracies? Who are the rightful owners of common goods? As is evident from this representative list, the book addresses both the intellectual and the practical challenges of contemporary liberalism. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Free Speech and Deliberation

Chapter 1 Free Speech and the Public Sphere in Robert Post's Theory of Freedom of Expression / Tomasz Jarymowicz Jarymowicz, Tomasz 2

Chapter 2 Religion and (Mis)recognition: Axel Honneth and the Danish Cartoon Controversy / Jonas Jakobsen Jakobsen, Jonas 19

Chapter 3 Socio-technical Controversies. Democracy and Deliberation: New Challenges for Political Philosophy / Paloma García-Díaz García-Díaz, Paloma 35

Chapter 4 Deliberation for Concrete Cases: Mill's Logic of Practice / Rafael Cejudo Cejudo, Rafael 52

Part II Citizenship and Democracy

Chapter 5 Democratic Education and Reasonable Pluralism / Jan Harald Alnes Alnes, Jan Harald 70

Chapter 6 When Civic Virtues Become Vices: German Imaginaries and Democracy / Inger-Elin Øye Øye, Inger-Elin 90

Chapter 7 John Stuart Mill's Liberal Nationalism: Revising Contemporary Interpretations through Contextual History / Rosario López López, Rosario 110

Chapter 8 Rethinking Representation, Citizenship and Identity: Towards a Radical Pluralism / Samuel Hayat Hayat, Samuel 130

Chapter 9 Democracy and the Crises of Common Goods / Øyvind Stokke Stokke, Øyvind 150

Chapter 10 Beyond the Nation-State: The European Union and Supranational Democracy / Marta Postigo Postigo, Marta 172

Part III Justice, Borders and International Law

Chapter 11 Citizenship and Nation-State: Some Normative Problems / Ana Isabel Dapena Dapena, Ana Isabel 190

Chapter 12 Right to Hospitality, Right to Membership: a Critical Review of Kant's and Benhabib's Cosmopolitan Accounts on Immigration and Borders / Melina Duarte Duarte, Melina 204

Chapter 13 "Shall Not Be Denied The Right To Use Their Own Language": A Hohfeldian Analysis of Language Rights / Manuel Toscano Toscano, Manuel 223

Chapter 14 Land Claims: Economic Liberalism vs. Indigenous Tradition-Does the Government Have a Moral Responsibility to Rectify the Unjust Past? / Tore Kristian Haaland Haaland, Tore Kristian 242

Chapter 15 Historical Experience, Moral Learning and International Law / Arne Overrein Overrein, Arne 264

Chapter 16 Normative Considerations on the Development Process from a Liberal Perspective: Amartya Sen and Celso Furtado / Fabian Scholze Domingues Domingues, Fabian Scholze 283.

ISBN:

1443858129

9781443858120

OCLC:

880243810

Publisher Number:

99958976947