POLI 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nancy Fraser, Polyethnicity, Identity Politics
18 Nov 2016
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Previously we talked about politics of recognition which seeks to recognize how were different. Unlike a multicultural policy that puts in temporary minority rights until minorities are essentially assimilated. We engage in dialogue with other groups. The point is that both the superior group and the inferior group become ideologically transformed. Within the politics of recognition there have been waves. The first wave was politics of equal dignity. The second wave was the politics of difference. Subordinate community had to demand with force equality and dialogue. For most of these theorists, the politics will never end because groups will keep demanding equality. This is because the dominant community often forgets and overlooks these groups" rights indigenous peoples make demands for recognition: in the 50s and 60s, demands for recognition were being unheard. When you feel confidence about your group the dominant community is more likely to grant rights. Taylors model of the dialogue works best with polyethnicity.
