Democracy and Diversity
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2015Keywords
DemocracyDiversity
Multiculturalism
Democratic theory
Cultural pluralism
Pluralism
Liberalism
Political theology
Politics of recognition
Group-differentiated rightsIslamReasonable accommodationPolitical theoryWolterstorff, NicholasKymlicka, WillQuebec
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ICS 222601 W16. Democracy and DiversityCitation
Shadd, Philip, "ICS 222601 W16: Democracy and Diversity" (2016). Syllabi. Institute for Christian StudiesPublisher
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Modern democracies are not only made up of diverse individuals but diverse cultures. How ought liberal democracies address cultural pluralism, especially when the claims of cultures conflict? This question is explored principally by critically examining liberal multiculturalism, which argues that group-differentiated rights are not only consistent with, but required by, the basic liberal democratic values of freedom and equality. Ultimately the course goes beyond a secular multiculturalism by seeking to understand cultural pluralism within a political theological framework. Will Kymlicka and Nicholas Wolterstorff are among the theorists considered, and particular attention is given both to Quebec and Islam as case studies.Rights
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