Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Environmentalism, Cultural Diversity, Distinct Society
8 Dec 2016
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Gradual expansion of the class of citizens: from white, property-owning protestant men to wo working class men, catholics, jews, women, blacks and others. Challenging the idea of the normal citizen (white heterosexual men) Rejecting exclusion of minorities, assimilation, marginalization, silencing. Assimilation: forcing compliance with majority norms and practices. Marginalization: forcing indigenous peoples onto reserves or to give up their traditional way of life. Demanding a more inclusive understanding of citizenship: from coercion and paternalism to consent and autonomy. Recognizing a plurality of identities: integration rather than assimilation: paternalist: providing needs without providing needs without giving rights or responsibilities. Three approaches to social advancement: republicanism: equal legal and political rights (first two types of rights in citizenship, redistribution: equal social rights and equal opportunity, recognition: endorsing cultural difference. Three types of minority rights: self government rights for national minorities (e. g. Emphasizes our differences rather than what we share in common as citizens.
