The Limits of Liberal Multiculturalism provides a timely analysis of some of the weaknesses, as well as the successes, of the liberal multicultural project. It also takes a step forward by developing a pluralist, individual-centred approach to allocating minority rights in practice.

Autorentext

Annamari Vitikainen is Associate Professor in Philosophy, and a member of the Pluralism, Democracy, and Justice research group, at The Arctic University of Norway, University of Tromsø.

Inhalt

1. Introduction PART I: JUSTIFYING MINORITY RIGHTS: THE GRAND THEORIES AND THEIR CONSTRAINTS 2. Equality and Culture 3. Autonomy versus Toleration 4. Liberal Egalitarianism and Equality of Opportunity PART II: LIBERAL MULTICULTURALISM AND ALLOCATION OF MINORITY RIGHTS 5. Group Membership, Self-identification, and Need 6. Identity and Exit 7. Cultural Motivations and Cultural Defence 8. Conclusion: Liberal Multiculturalism and Its Limits