Recognition in Politics: Theory, Policy and Practice - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847181414 ISBN 13: 9781847181411

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

The concept of recognition, and its relationship to the way we theorise identity and justice, has emerged as part of an important debate in contemporary political and social theory. With contributions from Nancy Fraser and international commentators, this new collection examines key theoretical and practical problems of recognition in politics. Beyond important normative issues in social theory, such as how cultural claims to difference may be justly accommodated in liberal polities, it addresses a range of practical problems in which a politics of recognition approach casts new light on old conflicts and tensions, examining these problems within the context of processes of globalisation and increasing cultural diversity. Organised into three sections, Recognition in Politics: Theory, Policy and Practice analyses new theoretical directions, the challenges of managing multicultural societies, and social policy case studies. Featuring a recent paper by Professor Nancy Fraser based on her 2004 Spinoza Lecture, this collection examines core issues in contemporary debates over recognition, extending these debates in new and significant ways. The contributors extend the literature on recognition by applying the theory to practical, contemporary political problems. These papers reveal the capacity of the recognition paradigm to generate new insights into political problems, but also the limitations of the concept s theoretical purview. Together, these commentaries offer an invaluable road map to the most recent scholarship on recognition.

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About the Author

Julie Connolly s doctoral thesis, Social Recognition and Freedom in Axel Honneth s Critical Theory, examined Axel Honneth s contribution to social theory. She has presented papers of Honneth s work in Australia and internationally. Michael Leach is a Research Fellow in the Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University. His daughter Rosa is three years old and very tolerant of his failed musical aspirations. Lucas Walsh is a Research Fellow in the Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University. His PhD explored the relationship of education policy reform to the development of democracy in the latter twentieth century.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1847181414
• ISBN 13: 9781847181411
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Julie Connolly, Michael Leach, Lucas Walsh