Minorities, Justice and Security in Post-Communist Europe: Continuing the Debate with Will Kymlicka

In this article, the author takes issue with a number of points raised by Will Kymlicka in his introductory and concluding sections to "Can Liberal Pluralism be Exported?" These issues include the roles of elites in defining and manipulating minority claims, the problem of intolerant minor...

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Main Author: Anita Inder Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Centre for Minority Issues 2002-10-01
Series:Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe
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Online Access:http://www.ecmi.de/fileadmin/downloads/publications/JEMIE/2002/nr4/Focus4-2002_InderSingh_Kymlicka.pdf
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Summary:In this article, the author takes issue with a number of points raised by Will Kymlicka in his introductory and concluding sections to "Can Liberal Pluralism be Exported?" These issues include the roles of elites in defining and manipulating minority claims, the problem of intolerant minorities, and democratic consolidation in relation to minority rights. The author further discusses Kymlicka's point about territorial autonomy with reference to the work of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.
ISSN:1617-5247