Ethnicity and Group Rights : Nomos XXXIX / Ian Shapiro, Will Kymlicka.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kymlicka, Will, Editor.

Shapiro, Ian, Editor.

American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy. Annual Meeting (1995 : New Orleans, La.), issuing body.

Association of American Law Schools, issuing body.

Series:

Nomos ; 39.

NOMOS - American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiculturalism--Congresses.

Multiculturalism.

Toleration--Congresses.

Toleration.

Human rights--Congresses.

Human rights.

Ethnicity--Congresses.

Ethnicity.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (646 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York University Press, [1997]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Within Western political philosophy, the rights of groups has often been neglected or addressed in only the narrowest fashion. Focusing solely on whether rights are exercised by individuals or groups misses what lies at the heart of ethnocultural conflict, leaving the crucial question unanswered: can the familiar system of common citizenship rights within liberal democracies sufficiently accommodate the legitimate interests of ethnic citizens. Specifically, how does membership in an ethnic group differ from other groups, such as professional, lifestyle, or advocacy groups? How important is ethnicity to personal identity and self-respect, and does accommodating these interests require more than standard citizenship rights? Crucially, what forms of ethnocultural accommodations are consistent with democratic equality, individual freedom, and political stability? Invoking numerous cases studies and addressing the issue of ethnicity from a range of perspectives, Ethnicity and Group Rights seeks to answer these questions.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

CONTRIBUTORS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. CLASSIFYING CULTURAL RIGHTS

PART II. THE IDEA OF TOLERATION

3. CULTURAL TOLERATION

4. RESPONSE TO KUKATHAS

5. ON HUMAN DIVERSITY AND THE LIMITS OF TOLERATION

6. THE IDEA OF NONLIBERAL CONSTITUTIONALISM

7. GROUP RIGHTS AND ETHNICITY

8. ON JUSTIFYING SPECIAL ETHNIC GROUP RIGHTS: COMMENTS ON POGGE

9. GROUP AGENCY AND GROUP RIGHTS

10. COMMON-LAW CONSTRUCTIONS OF GROUP AUTONOMY: A CASE STUDY

11. A TALE OF TWO VILLAGES (OR, LEGAL REALISM COMES TO TOWN)

12. DEFERRING GROUP REPRESENTATION

13. WHAT IS A BALANCED COMMITTEE? DEMOCRATIC THEORY, PUBLIC LAW, AND THE QUESTION OF FAIR REPRESENTATION ON QUASI-LEGISLATIVE BODIES

14. SELF-DETERMINATION: POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY, AND LAW

15. TRIBES, REGIONS, AND NATIONALISM IN DEMOCRATIC MALAWI

16. "THAT TIME WAS APARTHEID, NOW IT'S THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA": DISCOURSES OF RACE IN RUYTERWACHT, 1995

17. FROM ETHNIC EXCLUSION TO ETHNIC DIVERSITY: THE AUSTRALIAN PATH TO MULTICULTURALISM

18. STRAIGHT GAY POLITICS: THE LIMITS OF AN ETHNIC MODEL OF INCLUSION

INDEX

Notes:

"Began as papers and commentaries read at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy held in conjunction with the Association of American Law Schools, held in New Orleans, Louisiana in January 1995"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

0-8147-8885-8

OCLC:

782878092