Can Liberal Pluralism Be Exported?: Western Political Theory and Ethnic Relations in Eastern Europe

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Many post-communist countries in Central/Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union are being encouraged, indeed pressured, by Western countries to improve their treatment of ethnic and national minorities and to adopt Western models of minority rights. But what are these Western models? Will they work in Eastern Europe? Here, Will Kymlicka describes a model of Western "liberal pluralism," discussing what would be involved in adopting it in the East. This is followed by commentaries from activists involved in ...
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Overview

Many post-communist countries in Central/Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union are being encouraged, indeed pressured, by Western countries to improve their treatment of ethnic and national minorities and to adopt Western models of minority rights. But what are these Western models? Will they work in Eastern Europe? Here, Will Kymlicka describes a model of Western "liberal pluralism," discussing what would be involved in adopting it in the East. This is followed by commentaries from activists involved in minority rights' issues, both as practitioners and as academics, and Kymlicka's replies to their analyses. Sure to interest anyone concerned with ethnic conflict, this volume will spark discussion among all those struggling over the question of whether Western liberal values can or should be promoted in the rest of the world.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780199240630
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publication date: 3/21/2002
  • Pages: 464
  • Product dimensions: 6.30 (w) x 9.30 (h) x 1.30 (d)

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Queen's University, Ontario

Carleton University

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Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction 1
1 'Western Political Theory and Ethnic Relations in Eastern Europe' 13
2 Commentaries 107
1 'Liberal Pluralism and Post-Communism' 109
2 'Rethinking the State, Minorities, and National Security' 126
3 'On the Chances of Ethnocultural Justice in East Central Europe' 135
4 'Nation-States and Immigrant Societies' 150
5 'New Democracies in the Old World' 154
6 'Some Doubts about "Ethnocultural Justice"' 171
7 'Reflections on Minority Rights Politics for East Central European Countries' 186
8 'Territorial Autonomy as a Minority Rights Regime in Post-Communist Countries' 200
9 'Nation-Building and Beyond' 220
10 'Ethnocultural Justice in East European States and the Case of the Czech Roma' 243
11 'Definitions and Discourse: Applying Kymlicka's Models to Estonia and Latvia' 259
12 'Universal Thought, Eastern Facts: Scrutinizing National Minority Rights in Romania' 270
13 'Perspectives on a Liberal-Pluralist Approach to Ethnic Minorities in Ukraine' 283
14 'Can Will Kymlicka be Exported to Russia?' 298
15 'Nation-Building, Culture, and Problems of Ethnocultural Identity in Central Asia: The Case of Uzbekistan' 320
3 Reply and Conclusion 345
Index 415
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