Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Cultural Diversity, Environmentalism
20 Jan 2017
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Common set of rights and duties for all citizens. If you are living in monarchy, you are not are citizen, you are a subject to the crown. If you are living in a democracy, you are a citizen, and everyone is equal. Everyone has the same set of rights and duties. Socio rights = right to education, healthcare, unemployment rights. Gradual expansion of the class of citizens: from: White, property-owning protestant men to working class men, catholics, jews, women, blacks, and others. Rejecting exclusion, assimilation, marginalization, silencing. (people who are different) 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. From equal rights to the politics of recognition: Self-government rights for national minorities (e. g. quebecois) and indigenous peoples (e. g.
