Equal Recognition, Minority Rights and Liberal Democracy

Taylor & Francis

Equal Recognition, Minority Rights and Liberal DemocracyAlan Patten and His Critics\nAuthor(s): Sergi Morales-Glvez, Nenad Stojanovi?\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138080782, 978-1138080782\nSynopsis\nMulticulturalism is not la mode nowadays. It is attacked by both right-wing populists and mainstream politicians and leaders of liberal democracies. Indeed, conflicts surrounding cultural diversity and recognition are among the most salient issues in contemporary societies. Should liberal democracies recognise specific cultural rights of minorities? If so, should they grant rights only to indigenous national minorities or also to immigrants? Is such a recognition compatible with the basic liberal principle of state neutrality? \n\nPractical questions of this kind are in quest of sound theoretical foundations. Alan Pattens approach to multiculturalism, developed in Equal Recognition [tel], is the most recent and .