Multiculturalism and Political Theory [Hardcover]

An authoritative overview of debates surrounding cultural diversity by leading political theorists, first published in 2007.A 2007 collection of essays by leading political theorists that together review the debates surrounding cultural diversity. The contributors survey the development of the debate and its major approaches, address the critical questions posed and highlight directions in research.A 2007 collection of essays by leading political theorists that together review the debates surrounding cultural diversity. The contributors survey the development of the debate and its major approaches, address the critical questions posed and highlight directions in research.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 challenges to the dominance of liberal theory and to a more serious engagement of political theory with actual political struggles. This 2007 volume of essays by leading political theorists reviews the development of multiculturalism, surveys the major approaches, addresses the critical questions posed and highlights directions in research. Multiculturalism and Political Theory provides an overview for both students and researchers.Introduction; Part I. Trajectories: 1. The new debate on minority rights Will Kymlicka; 2. Structural injustice and the politics of difference Iris Marion Young; 3. Multiculturalism as/and/or anti-racism? Charles W. Mills; 4. Feminism and multiculturalism: mapping the terrain Ayelet Shachar; Part II. Approaches: 5. Egalitarian liberalism and universalism Simon Caney; 6. Contextualism, constitutionalism and Modus Vivendi approaches Jacob T. Levy; 7. Negotiation, deliberation and the claims of politics Anthony Laden; Part III. Critical Issues: 8. Multiculturalism and the critique of essentialism Andrew Mason; 9. Liberalism, mull£-