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Constituting Communities: Political Solutions to Cultural Differences

By Knud Erik Jørgensen , Per Mouritsen

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
1403997438, 9781403997432, 9780230582088
Open Library ID
OL11643159M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
748 kB (765529 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
272\278
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The pluralism of contemporary states is often conceptualised as a problem of culture, which calls for more social cohesion. This in turn requires political, civic solutions. But what such appeals to words like citizenship, constitutionalism or civic patriotism imply is contested. From a cross-disciplinary and conceptual perspective the book discusses political solutions to cultural conflict such as constitutional patriotism, republicanism and liberal nationalism, but places these debates in the context of real national traditions, where all civic language inevitably also reflects "culture".

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