Imagined genealogies: Kymlicka, multiculturalism and liberalism

The article provides a critical account of Will Kymlicka’s theory of multiculturalism and its practical consequences. By questioning its intellectual coherence, the essay calls into question the genealogy of multiculturalism offered by Kymlicka. That account of origins evidences the philosopher’s am...

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Autor: Aguilar Rivera, José Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Foro Internacional
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.forointernacional.colmex.mx:article/3034
Acceso en línea:https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/3034
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:multiculturalismo
liberalismo
minorías
derechos
multiculturalism
liberalism
minorities
rights
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Sumario:The article provides a critical account of Will Kymlicka’s theory of multiculturalism and its practical consequences. By questioning its intellectual coherence, the essay calls into question the genealogy of multiculturalism offered by Kymlicka. That account of origins evidences the philosopher’s ambivalence towards universalism. Kymlicka’s multiculturalism is also inconsistent regarding the protection of individual rights from cultural minorities. The article cast doubts on the liberal character of Kymlicka’s theory because he relies on nationalism to devise normative justifications against external enforcement of individual rights. The article assesses the role of multiculturalism in the world and its role in the abandonment of some unfulfilled goals of liberal constitutionalism by providing some evidence from 21st century Colombia