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David Miller on Nations - Dictionary of Arguments
Gaus I 260 Nations/nationalism/multiculturalism/David Miller/Kukathas: To reconcile multiculturalism, or indeed any form of pluralism, with nationalism has been an important concern for a number of theorists who wish to hold on to the principle of nationality without jettisoning cultural diversity and the toleration of difference. David Miller: of particular significance here is the work of David Miller (1995(1); 2000(2); 2001(3)), who considers that nations have good reason for wanting to be self-determining, but also thinks that we can recognize the claims of nationality without suppressing other sources of identity, such as ethnicity. Social solidarity: A major reason why nationality is important for Miller is that it is a precondition of the pursuit of social justice, which cannot plausibly be pursued globally (Miller, 1999(4)). The pursuit of social justice requires, Gaus I 261 in particular, that a measure of social solidarity is necessary if citizens are to go along with institu- tions which perform a redistributive function. Indeed, as others have argued, the workings of legal and political institutions may depend to a significant degree on a substantial willingness on the part of the population of a state to view themselves as members of the same group, who owe something to each other in a way which they do not owe to outsiders (Patten, 2001)(5). For this reason, it may be necessary for the state to take an interest in the fostering of a sense of citizenship and belonging. Cf. >Multiculturalism, >Diversity, >Minority rights, >Kymlicka. 1. Miller, David (1995) On Nationality. Oxford: Clarendon. 2. Miller, David (2000) Citizenship and National Identity. Oxford: Polity. 3. Miller, David (2001) 'Nationality in divided societies'. In Alain-G. Gagnon and James Tully, eds, Multinational Democracies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 299-318. 4. Miller, David (1999) 'Justice and global inequality'. In Andrew Hurrell and Ngaire Woods, eds, Inequality, Globalization and World Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 187—210. 5. Patten, Alan (2001) 'Liberal citizenship in multinational societies'. In Alain-G. Gagnon and James Tully, eds, Multinational Democracies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 279—98. Kukathas, Chandran 2004. „Nationalism and Multiculturalism“. In: Gaus, Gerald F. & Kukathas, Chandran 2004. Handbook of Political Theory. SAGE Publications_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Miller, David Gaus I Gerald F. Gaus Chandran Kukathas Handbook of Political Theory London 2004 |
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