Politics of Social Cohesion - Immigration, Community, and Justice

The Politics of Social Cohesion examines the impact of immigration on social cohesion and egalitarian redistribution. Holtug argues that immigration can have a positive impact on the social values and ideals that tend to promote cohesion and equality.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• Part I. Identity, Social Cohesion and Justice


• 2: National Identities and Nation-Building


• 3: Social Cohesion and Identity


• 4: Social Justice


• Part II. Immigration


• 5: Immigration and the Progressive's Dilemma


• 6: Global Justice


• Part III. Integration


• 7: Nationalism


• 8: Liberalism


• 9: Multiculturalism

About the author

Nils Holtug is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Copenhagen. His main research interests include egalitarianism, prioritarianism, population ethics, and the ethics and politics of migration. He has authored and edited a number of books, including National Identity and Social Cohesion (ECPR Press / Rowman & Littlefield, 2021, co-edited with Eric Uslaner), Persons, Interests, and Justice (OUP, 2010), Nationalism and Multiculturalism in a World of Immigration (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, co-edited with Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen and Sune Lægaard), and Egalitarianism: New Essays on the Nature and Value of Equality (OUP, 2006, co-edited with Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen).

Summary

The Politics of Social Cohesion examines the impact of immigration on social cohesion and egalitarian redistribution. Holtug argues that immigration can have a positive impact on the social values and ideals that tend to promote cohesion and equality.

Product details

• Authors: Nils Holtug, Nils (Professor of Philosophy Holtug, Nils (University of Copenhagen) Holtug, Holtug Nils
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780198797043
• ISBN: 978-0-19-879704-3
• No. of pages: 314
• Series: New Topics in Applied Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy