Nationalism and Multiculturalism in a World of Immigration

This anthology contributes to the still emerging theoretical debates in political theory and philosophy about multiculturalism, nationalism and immigration. It focuses on multiculturalism and nationalism as factual consequences of, and normative responses to, immigration and on the normative significance (or lack thereof) of the notion of culture.

List of contents

Notes on Contributors Introduction: Multiculturalism and Nationalism in a World of Immigration; S.Lægaard Liberal Nationalism on Immigration; S.Lægaard Cosmopolitanism, Culture and Well-Being: A Cosmopolitan Perspective on Multiculturalism; S.Caney The Luck-Egalitarian Argument for Group Rights; K.Lippert-Rasmussen Equality and Difference-blind Rights; N.Holtug Immigration and the Significance of Culture; S.Scheffler Fear vs. Fairness: Migration, Citizenship, and the Transformation of Political Community; J.Carens Immigration and Reciprocity; D.Weinstock If there is no Common and Unique European Identity, should we Create One?; A.Follesdal Bibliography Index

About the author

SIMON CANEY is Professor of Political Theory at University of Oxford, UK
JOSEPH CARENS is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, Canada
ANDREAS FOLLESDAL is Professor of Political Philosophy and Director of Research, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo, Norway
SAMUEL SCHEFFLER is University Professor and Professor of Philosophy and Law, New York University, USA
DANIEL WEINSTOCK holds the Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Political Philosophy, University of Montreal, Canada

Summary

This anthology contributes to the still emerging theoretical debates in political theory and philosophy about multiculturalism, nationalism and immigration. It focuses on multiculturalism and nationalism as factual consequences of, and normative responses to, immigration and on the normative significance (or lack thereof) of the notion of culture.

Product details

• Assisted by: N. Holtug (Editor), S Lægaard (Editor), S. Lægaard (Editor), Lippert-Rasmussen (Editor), K Lippert-Rasmussen (Editor), K. Lippert-Rasmussen (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349309320
• ISBN: 978-1-349-30932-0
• No. of pages: 249
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 14 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 403 g
• Illustrations: XXIV, 249 p. 1 illus.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Migration, B, Sociology, Political Science, Political Philosophy, International Relations, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Migration, immigration & emigration, Sociology, general, Social Philosophy, Political science and theory, Social sciences—Philosophy, Emigration and immigration, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Human Migration