Ethnocentric Political Theory : The Pursuit of Flawed Universals /

Western political theory has many great strengths but also a few weaknesses. Among the latter should be included its ethnocentricity, its tendency to universalize the local. The political theorist makes universal statements about human beings, societies and states without making a close study of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Parekh, Bhikhu (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:	1st ed. 2019.
Series:	International Political Theory,
Subjects:	Political science. Political theory. Religion and politics. Popular Science in Political Science and International Relations. Political Theory. Politics and Religion. Governance and Government. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1 Introduction
2 The Concept of Rights
3 Human Rights and Moral Pluralism
4 Reason and Identity
5 Regulating Hate Speech
6 A Misconceived Discourse on Political Obligation
7 Liberal Democracy and National Minorities
8 A Critique of the Liberal Approach to Violence
9 Understanding Humiliation
10 Reflections on Multiculturalism
11 Common Belonging
12 A Multicultural Perspective on Secularism
13 Cultural Accommodation and the Criminal Law
14 Ethnocentricity of the Nationalist Discourse
15 Religious Tolerance in a Comparative Perspective.