Issue 4/2002

Will Kymlicka and Exporting Liberal Pluralism: Western Political Theory and Ethnic Relations in Eastern Europe

Are Western models of multiculturalism and minority rights relevant for the post-Communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe? Taking the theories of Will Kymlicka as a starting point, this electronic symposium analyses the suitability of exporting Western models of liberal democracy to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). In an introductory essay, Professor Kymlicka explores the social and political conditions that have led to the adoption of such models in the West and considers the various factors which might make their adoption difficult in CEE. In addition, he examines the potential role that the international community can play in overcoming these obstacles.

This Special Focus aims to generate further debate on this timely issue. Further commentary and criticism has been solicited from a number of leading academics and practitioners across Europe - East and West - and the Editors encourage further debate especially from younger academics and practitioners.

Introductory Essay

Will Kymlicka
Multiculturalism and Minority Rights: West and East
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Commentary

Stephen Deets
Liberal Pluralism: Does the West Have Any to Export?
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Miodrag A. Jovanovic
Territorial Autonomy in Eastern Europe - Legacies of the Past
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Andre Liebich
Canadian, Eh?
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Walter Kemp
Applying the Nationality Principle: Handle with Care
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Gaetano Pentassuglia
Minority Rights and the Role of Law: Reflections on Themes of Discourse in Kymlicka's Approach to Ethnocultural Identity
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Anita Inder Singh
Minorities, Justice and Security in Post-Communist Europe: Continuing the Debate with Will Kymlicka
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Stefan Wolff
Beyond Ethnic politics in Central and Eastern Europe
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