Kymlicka, Will  1962- <br/><br/>
Multicultural Odysseys :  Navigating the New International Politics of Diversity / 
Will Kymlicka. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York, NY :  Oxford University Press,  2007. 
 - ix, 374 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Bibliogr. p. 317-352.  Index. 
<br/><br/>''We are currently witnessing the global diffusion of multiculturalism, both as a political discourse and as a set of international legal norms. States today are under increasing international scrutiny regarding their treatment of ethnocultural groups, and are expected to meet evolving international standards regarding the rights of indigenous people, national minoritoes, and immigrants. This phenomenon represents a veritable revolution in international relations, yet has received little public or scholarly attention. In this book, Kymlicka examines the factors underlying this change, and the challenges it raises. Against those critics who argue that multiculturalism is a threat to universal human rights, Kymlicka shows that the sort of multiculturalism that is being globalized is inspired and constrained by the human rights revolution, and embedded in a framework of liberal-democratic values. However, the formulation and implementation of these international norms has generated a number of dilemmas. Kymlicka examines these dilemmas as they have played out in both the theory and practice of international minority rights protection, including recent developments regarding the rights of national minorities in Europe, the rights of Indigenous people in the Americas, as well as emerging debates on multiculturalism in Asia and Africa.'' (Book Cover) CONTENTS: Part 1: The (Re-)internationalization of State-Minority Relations  1. Introduction  2. From Post-War Universal Human Rights to Post-Cold War Minority Rights Part II: Making Sense of Liberal Multiculturalism  3. The Forms of Liberal Multiculturalism  4. The Origins of Liberal Multiculturalism: Sources and Preconditions  5. Evaluating Liberal Multiculturalism in Practice Part III: Paradoxes in the Global Diffusion of Liberal Multiculturalism  6. The European Experiment  7. The Global Challenge  8. Conclusion: The Way Forward? Bibliography 
<br/><br/> "We are currently witnessing the global diffusion of multiculturalism, both as a political discourse and as a set of international legal norms. States today are under increasing international scrutiny regarding their treatment of ethnocultural groups, and are expected to meet evolving international standards regarding the rights of indigenous peoples, national minorities, and immigrants. This phenomenon represents a veritable revolution in international relations, yet has received little public or scholarly attention. In this book, Kymlicka examines the factors underlying this change, and the challenges it raises. Against those critics who argue that multiculturalism is a threat to universal human rights, Kymlicka shows that the sort of multiculturalism that is being globalized is inspired and constrained by the human rights revolution, and embedded in a framework of liberal-democratic values.<br/>However, the formulation and implementation of these international norms has generated a number of dilemmas. Kymlicka examines these dilemmas as they have played out in both the theory and practice of international minority rights protection, including recent developments regarding the rights of national minorities in Europe, the rights of indigenous peoples in the Americas, as well as emerging debates on multiculturalism in Asia and Africa." (Book Cover)  CONTENTS:<br/><br/>Part I: The (Re-)internationalization of State-Minority Relations <br/>1. Introduction<br/>2. From Post-War Universal Human Rights to Post-Cold War Minority Rights<br/><br/>Part II: Making Sense of Liberal Multiculturalism <br/>3. The Forms of Liberal Multiculturalism<br/>4. The Origins of Liberal Multiculturalism: Sources and Preconditions<br/>5. Evaluating Liberal Multiculturalism in Practice<br/><br/>Part III: Paradoxes in the Global Diffusion of Liberal Multiculturalism <br/>6. The European Experiment<br/>7. The Global Challenge<br/>8. Conclusion: The Way Forward?<br/><br/>Bibliography 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199562558 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Minorities--Civil rights.<br/>Ethnic groups--Civil rights.<br/>Liberalism.<br/>Multiculturalism.<br/>Culture et mondialisation.<br/>Minorités--Droits.<br/>Minorités--Droits--Europe.<br/>Libéralisme--Histoire.<br/>Libéralisme--Europe.<br/>Multiculturalisme--Histoire.