ISBN:
9780192514806
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (467 pages)
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DDC:
306.201
Keywords:
Communities--Political aspects
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This book examines the politics of diversity, and explores potential sources of support for an inclusive solidarity, in particular political sources of solidarity.
Abstract:
Cover -- The Strains of Commitment: The Political Sources of Solidarity in Diverse Societies -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Political Sources of Solidarity in Diverse Societies -- 1.1 What is Solidarity, why is it Important, and how Was it Built? -- 1.2 Is solidarity in decline and is diversity to blame? -- 1.3 What are the political sources of solidarity? -- 1.3.1 Political Community -- 1.3.2 Political Agents -- 1.3.3 Public Institutions and Policies -- 1.3.4 Reframing the Diversity-Solidarity Debate -- 1.4 Outline of volume -- 1.4.1 The Political Theory of Solidarity -- 1.4.2 Public Attitudes to Solidarity and Diversity -- 1.4.3 The Politics of Solidarity in Diverse Society -- 1.4.4 Concluding Commentary -- Notes -- References -- Part I: The Political Theory of Solidarity -- Chapter 2: Solidarity and Its Sources -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 What is solidarity? -- 2.3 Why is solidarity valuable? -- 2.4 The Sources of Solidarity: Five Theories -- 2.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3: Citizenship and Collective Identities as Political Sources of Solidarity in the European Union -- 3.1 Europe´s Challenge: Solidarity in Diversity -- 3.2 The Geographic Differentiation of Citizenship in Europe -- 3.3 National, Local, and Regional Citizenship Regimes -- 3.4 Transgenerational Solidarity -- 3.5 Territorial Solidarity -- 3.6 Federal Solidarity -- 3.7 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: Against Fraternity: Democracy without Solidarity -- 4.1 We are Strangers -- 4.2 The Justice of Babylon -- 4.3 Disagreement and Parties -- 4.4 The Contractarian Distraction -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- Part II: Public Attitudes on Diversity and Solidarity.
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