A deliberative approach to conflicts of culture

Abstract

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Majority Norms, Multiculturalism, and Gender Equality

“…The question of whether cultural protections should be understood as rights is an important question, but one I do not seek to resolve here. Yet, as many political theorists starting with Susan Okin have emphasized, multiculturalism can have the effect of reinforcing gender inequality within the minority groups being accommodated (e.g., Deveaux 2000Deveaux , 2003Okin 1998Okin , 1999Shachar 2001). The idea here is that by granting accommodations to a minority cultural group, states permit some members--usually the group's more powerful members--to oppress more vulnerable members within the group.…”

Dialogical approaches to struggles over recognition and distribution

“…Some have suggested otherwise. Deveaux (2003), for example, claims Tully's approach is too formal, and part of a tradition aiming at 'normative consensus ' (p. 781). McCarthy (2007) concurs that he 'operates within a normative framework that is no less general in its reach than those of Rawls, Habermas and other neo-Kantians' (p. 45).…”

The Ways of Federalism in Western Countries and the Horizons of Territorial Autonomy in Spain

“…Some work has sought to clarify the types of institutions and constitutions, as well as normative conceptions that are more likely to lead to accommodation (see Hueglin 2003). However, few studies have questioned the empirical conditions leading to this ethic of intergroup relations Deveaux 2003). Building on Taylor (1994), recognition is seen as the source of accommodative behavior, which ought to be accompanied by other positive behavior such as mutual consent, mutual understanding, and self-criticism (Tully 1996).…”