Subject: Political Science Book Title: Can Liberal Pluralism be Exported?
Can Liberal Pluralism be Exported?
Western Political Theory and Ethnic Relations in Eastern Europe
Kymlicka, Will
(Editor), Professor of Philosophy, Queen's University, Ontario
Opalski, Magda
(Editor), Associate Professor, Institute of Soviet and East European Studies, Carlton University
Print publication date: 2002
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2005
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-924815-5
doi:10.1093/019924815X.001.0001
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2005
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-924815-5
doi:10.1093/019924815X.001.0001
Abstract:
This book explores recent work by Western liberal theorists on ethnocultural pluralism, and shows Western liberals that conventional ways of distinguishing between ethnic relations in the East and West do not help in understanding or responding to ethnic conflicts in the post-Communist world. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 presents a paper by Will Kymlicka entitled ‘Western Political Theory and Ethnic Relations in Eastern Europe’. Part 2 features 15 replies and commentaries on this paper, mostly by scholars and writers in Eastern Europe. Part 3 presents a reply by Kymlicka, which examines some of the specific issues raised in the commentaries, and reflects on the exportability of Western political theory to newly-democratizing countries.
Keywords: Western political theory, liberal pluralism, ethnic relations, Eastern Europe, post-Communist, minority rights
Keywords: Western political theory, liberal pluralism, ethnic relations, Eastern Europe, post-Communist, minority rights
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1.. Western Political Theory and Ethnic Relations in Eastern Europe
2.1. Liberal Pluralism and Post-Communism
2.2. Rethinking the State, Minorities, and National Security
2.3. On the Chances of Ethnocultural Justice in East Central Europe
2.4. Nation-States and Immigrant Societies
2.5. New Democracies in the Old World: Remarks on Will Kymlicka's Approach to Nation-Building in Post-Communist Europe
2.6. Some Doubts About ‘Ethnocultural Justice’
2.7. Reflections on Minority Rights Politics for East Central European Countries
2.8. Territorial Autonomy as a Minority Rights Regime in Post-Communist Societies
2.9. Nation-Building and Beyond
2.10. Ethnocultural Justice in East European States and the Case of the Czech Roma
2.11. Definitions and Discourse: Applying Kymlicka's Models to Estonia and Latvia
2.12. Universal Thought, Eastern Facts: Scrutinizing National Minority Rights in Romania
2.13. Perspectives on a Liberal-Pluralist Approach to Ethnic Minorities in Ukraine
2.14. Can Will Kymlicka Be Exported to Russia?
2.15. Nation-Building, Culture, and Problems of Ethnocultural Identity in Central Asia: The Case of Uzbekistan
Reply and Conclusion
Index
doi:10.1093/019924815X.001.0001
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