LWSO 413 Final: LWSO 413 Final Exam Prep.docx

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Law and Society
• Course: LWSO 413
• Professor: Linda Mc Kay- Panos

Document Summary

Overview: hate speech and rights of groups, or rights of individuals to things that enhance, or protect, or respect their affiliation with groups. Will kymlicka: multicultural citizenship: a liberal theory of minority rights (oxford up, 1996), kymlicka: canada research chair in political philosophy at queen"s university, kingston. 8 books, over 200 articles, translated into 32 languages. Multicultural citizenship: readable, deeply engaged with the real problems of real societies over time and especially in the late 20th century, an attempt to address current conflicts. Minorities and majorities increasingly clash over such issues as language rights, regional autonomy, political representation, education curriculum, land claims, immigration and naturalization policy, even national symbols, such as the choice of national anthem or public holidays. Finding morally defensible and politically viable answers to these issues is the greatest challenge facing democracies today. (1) Early 20th-century: efforts to protect minorities, e. g. german minorities in poland and czechoslovakia (destabilizing, excuse for war)