Political Science Cultural Policy
Identity Politics in the Public Realm
Bringing Institutions Back In
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2011
- Category
- Cultural Policy, Discrimination & Race Relations, General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774820813
- Publish Date
- Oct 2011
- List Price
- $95.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774820820
- Publish Date
- Jul 2012
- List Price
- $34.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774820837
- Publish Date
- Sep 2011
- List Price
- $125.00
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Description
In an age of multiculturalism and identity politics, many minority groups seek some form of official recognition or public accommodation of their identity. But can public institutions accurately recognize or accommodate something as subjective and dynamic as “identity?” Are there coherent standards and fair procedures for responding to identity claims?
In this book, Avigail Eisenberg and Will Kymlicka lead a distinguished team of scholars who explore state responses to identity claims worldwide. Their case studies focus on key issues where identity is central to public policy – such as the construction of census categories, interpretation of antidiscrimination norms, and assessment of indigenous rights. By illuminating both the risks and opportunities of institutional responses to diversity, this volume shows that public institutions can either enhance or distort the benefits of identity politics. Much depends on the agency of citizens and the ability of institutions to adapt to success and failure.
About the authors
Avigail Eisenberg's profile page
Will Kymlicka is the Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen’s University. He is the author of seven books published by Oxford University Press, most recently Zoopolis: A Political Theory of Animal Rights (2011), co-authored with Sue Donaldson. His previous books include Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights (1995) and Multicultural Odysseys: Navigating the New International Politics of Diversity (2007). In 2013, he delivered the HLA Hart Memorial Lecture at the University of Oxford on Animals and the Frontiers of Citizenship.
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