Multicultural odysseys [[electronic resource] ] : navigating the new international politics of diversity / / Will Kymlicka

• Autore: Kymlicka Will
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.1
• Soggetto topico: Minorities - Civil rights; Ethnic groups - Civil rights; Liberalism; Multiculturalism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-352) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The shifting international context : from post-war universal human rights to post-Cold War minority rights -- The forms of liberal multiculturalism -- The origins of liberal multiculturalism : sources and preconditions -- Evaluating liberal multiculturalism in practice -- The European experiment -- The global challenge -- Conclusion : the way forward?
• Sommario/riassunto: Using an innovative blend of political theory, international law, and studies on the sociological and geo-political foundations of minority rights, this landmark publication will set the debate on the likely future of the international politics of diversity. - ;We are currently witnessing the global diffusion of multiculturalism, both as a political discourse and as a set of international legal norms. States today are under increasing international scrutiny regarding their treatment of ethnocultural groups, and are expected to meet evolving international standards regarding the rights of indig
• Titolo autorizzato: Multicultural odysseys
• ISBN: 1-281-15381-8; 9786611153816; 0-19-153568-0; 1-4356-1411-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452148703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II