political legitimacy and self-determination in multicultural societies /
First Statement of Responsibility
Jorge M. Valadez.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boulder, Colo. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Westview Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xiv, 386 pages ;
Dimensions
22 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-274) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Most foundational works in political philosophy have made fundamentally false and far-reaching assumptions concerning the culturally homogeneous character of the polity. Deliberative Democracy, Political Legitimacy, and Self-Determination in Multicultural Societies provides a much-needed corrective to conventional accounts of the normative foundations of the state by reconceptualizing some of the fundamental issues in political theory form a perspective that recognizes the culturally pluralistic character of contemporary democracies.
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Among the issues considered are democratic deliberation in multicultural societies, the justification and function of political communities, the nature of self-determination, the justification of cultural rights, and the moral rationale for regional self-governance and secession. This work is suitable for graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses in political philosophy and political science, as well as the lay reader interested in understanding the major sources of conflict and instability in democratic societies."--Jacket.