Liberalism, Group Rights and the Boundaries of Toleration
The Case of Minority Religious Schools in Ontario
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6236868 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Linda A White (0000-0001-9155-4321, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 975-1003 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423903778937 |
| OpenAlex | W2152695323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 20 |
Drawing on the proliferating literature on multiculturalism, this article provides a theoretical and critical argument in support of public funding for minority cultural schools, as well as a critique of the Ontario Conservative government's proposal in 2001 to extend tax credits to parents who enroll their children in private schools in Ontario. It argues that governments in Canada committed to the idea of multiculturalism have an obligation to promote the maintenance and flourishing of minority cultures through education and financial support. The article first outlines and refutes neutralist liberal arguments against public funding for minority religious and culturally education, and demonstrates what is meant by a right to culture and the attendant duties such rights impose on the state. It then raises and responds to concerns about such cultural pluralist policies and suggests ways to balance group demands for public funding with other values the state wishes to support. It argues that the Ontario government's proposal to provide tax credits for private education without regulation does not respond to concerns about balancing the right to culture and teaching liberal citizenship values, and offers alternative policy recommendations in the conclusion
Argument (complex analysis · Citizenship · Flourishing · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Liberalism · Multiculturalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Toleration · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Public Administration · Religious Education and Schools · Religious Freedom and Discrimination
Multicultural Jurisdictions
Culture, Citizenship, and Community
Liberalism and the Politicization of Ethnicity
Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?
Should Church and State Be Joined at the Altar? Women's Rights and the Multicultural Dilemma
Public School and Political Ideas
Rituals of Conflict
God in the Classroom
Minority Practices and Principles of Toleration
Religion and the Schools
Equality, Autonomy, and Cultural Rights
The Rights of Minority Cultures
Transformative Constitutionalism and the Case of Religion
Are there any Cultural Rights
The Hidden Politics of Cultural Identification
Difference, Diversity, and the Limits of Toleration
Citizenship and Equality
Liberal Nationalism and Cultural Rights
Liberalism and the Right to Culture
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2022 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |