A New Politics of Identity: Political Principles for an Interdependent World

ISBN-13: 9781403906465 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 328 str.

Bhikhu Parekh

Opis

The New Politics of Identitypursues many of the central issues raised in the author's Rethinking Multiculturalism focusing in particular on their consequences for global politics. Parekh develops a theory of identity that combines respect for diversity and applies this theory to a range of key current debates on national identity."

Spis treści

Introduction.- The Concept of Identity.- The Politics of Collective Identity.- National Identity.- Multicultural Society and Convergence of Identities.- European Liberalism and the 'Muslim Question'.- Pathology of Religious Identity.- Challenges of the Multicultural World.- Globalisation and Culture.- Principles of Global Ethics.- Moralities of Partiality and Impartiality.- Citizenship in a Global Age.- Promoting Democracy.

O autorze

BHIKHU PAREKH is Professor of Political Philosophy, University of Westminster.