Reconstructing Post-Nationalist Liberal Pluralism : From Interest to Identity / by K. Smits.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smits, Katherine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Political science--Philosophy.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

International relations.

Political Theory.

Political Philosophy.

Social Philosophy.

International Relations.

Local Subjects:

Political Theory.

Political Philosophy.

Social Philosophy.

International Relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2005.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines liberal theory's attempts to accommodate pluralism, asking two fundamental questions: 1. How and why have theorists based their defences and proposed revisions of liberal pluralism upon particular and contestable definitions of what is the relevant and significant plurality? 2. Can a revised liberal pluralism account for the political significance of sub-national identity group membership?

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Identity Politics and the Limits of Moral Pluralism; Chapter Two: Class, Nation, and Character in Nineteenth-Century Liberal Thought; Chapter Three: Interest Pluralisms and the Erasure of Social Identity; Chapter Four: Multicultural Liberalism; Chapter Five: Group Representation and Deliberative Liberalism; Chapter Six: Cultural Recognition and the Claims of Muslim Immigrant Communities; Chapter Seven: Conclusion: Reconstructing Liberal Pluralism; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611368326

9781281368324

1281368326

9781403980168

1403980160

OCLC:

560460265