Rethinking Multiculturalism: Cultural Diversity and Political Theory

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The idea that diverse cultural and ethnic groups should co-exist within a coun... The idea that diverse cultural and ethnic groups should co-exist within a country and that assimilation should not be forced upon immigrant groups - multiculturalism - was orthodoxy 20 years ago. Today it s coming under pressure. In this introduction... more

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Multiculturalism and its Discontents: Rethinking Diversity after 9/11 (Manifes... Multiculturalism and its Discontents: Rethinking Diversity after 9/11 (Manifestos for the 21st Century) ISBN-10 085742114X ISBN-13 9780857421142 Malik Kenan 96 pages Publisher: Seagull Books Binding: Paperback Our contemporary celebration of difference... more

First published in 1983. Socialism was generally unpopular in Britain in the 1... First published in 1983. Socialism was generally unpopular in Britain in the 1980s. The Left needed new ideas and fresh approaches if it was ever to escape its isolation from the mainstream of political and cultural life. Rethinking Socialism brought... more

Over the past twenty-five years debate surrounding cultural diversity has beco... Over the past twenty-five years debate surrounding cultural diversity has become one of the most active areas of contemporary political theory and philosophy. The impact of taking cultural diversity seriously in modern political societies has led to... more

The author deals with the problem in political theory of how modern nation sta... The author deals with the problem in political theory of how modern nation states must be structured in order to realise the two separate goals of equality of opportunity and the recognition of cultural diversity between groups. Subsequent chapters... more

Connecting three generations of critical theorists this edited collection focu... Connecting three generations of critical theorists this edited collection focuses on the mutual complementarity between the concept of human dignity and the theory and practice of human rights. Human dignity has recently emerged as a controversial... more

Justice Gender and the Politics of Multiculturalism explores the tensions that... Justice Gender and the Politics of Multiculturalism explores the tensions that arise when culturally diverse democratic states pursue both justice for religious and cultural minorities and justice for women. Sarah Song provides a distinctive argument... more

Justice Gender and the Politics of Multiculturalism explores the tensions that... Justice Gender and the Politics of Multiculturalism explores the tensions that arise when culturally diverse democratic states pursue both justice for religious and cultural minorities and justice for women. Sarah Song provides a distinctive argument... more

This is the first major European political science book to discuss the growing... This is the first major European political science book to discuss the growing interdisciplinary field of cultural theory proposing a coherent and viable alternative to mainstream political science. The authors argue that three elements - social... more

Agonistic Democracy explores how theoretical concepts from agonistic democracy... Agonistic Democracy explores how theoretical concepts from agonistic democracy can inform institutional design in order to mediate conflict in multicultural pluralist societies. Drawing on the work of Foucault Nietzsche Schmitt and Arendt Marie Paxton... more

This book brings together the most current thinking about the Anthropocene in ... This book brings together the most current thinking about the Anthropocene in the field of Environmental Political Theory ( EPT ). It displays the distinctive contribution EPT makes to the task of thinking through what the environment means in this... more

Over five hundred years since it was named utopia remains a vital concept for ... Over five hundred years since it was named utopia remains a vital concept for understanding and challenging the world(s) we inhabit even in - or rather because of - the condition of post-utopianism that supposedly permeates them. In Rethinking Utopia... more