Multiculturalism and Political Theory

Over the past twenty 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 volume of essays by leading political theorists reviews the development of multiculturalism, surveys the major approaches, addresses the critical questions posed and highlights new directions in research. Multiculturalism and Political Theory provides a \'state of the art\' overview for both students and researchers.

• Provides a \'state of the art\' overview of the debates surrounding cultural diversity • Extremely topical: politicians are grappling with the concept of multiculturalism all over the world • Will appeal to researchers and students in political theory, sociology and race and ethnic studies

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, multiculturalism and the problem of internal minorities Daniel Weinstock; 10. Redistribution and recognition: two approaches David Owen and James Tully; 11. A critical theory of multicultural toleration Rainer Forst; Part IV. New Directions: 12. Law\'s necessary forcefulness: Ralph Ellison and Hannah Arendt on the battle of Little Rock Danielle Allen; 13. Imagining civic relations in the moment of their breakdown: a crisis of civic integrity in the Netherlands Bert van den Brink; 14. Democracy and foreignness: democratic cosmopolitanism and the myth of an immigrant America Bonnie Honig.

‘This is an excellent state of the art book on multiculturalism. The contributors are all distinguished scholars and the articles are first rate. Highly recommended for scholars and their students.’ Joseph H. Carens, University of Toronto

‘This book brings together important theorists who have contributed significantly to the discussion of the place of multiculturalism in political theory, while offering many insights about its practice as well.’ K. Anthony Appiah, Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy and the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University