The rights of national majorities
Toxic discourse or democratic catharsis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6256502 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Avigail Eisenberg (0000-0001-8355-7231, Political Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 312-330 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnicities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-7968 • E-ISSN: 1741-2706 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1468796819866488 |
| OpenAlex | W2967614365 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 16 |
This paper traces the hazards of a majority rights discourse. It argues that this discourse can become a platform for dominant groups to recognize in policies that disadvantage and exclude minorities a legitimate defense of majority rights. The first section examines two ways in which multicultural frameworks already privilege majority rights and interests. The second section distinguishes between legitimate majority entitlements and the demands of entitled majorities to retain their privilege and dominance. I argue that an entitled majority (1) considers itself to be inherently deserving of special treatment and thereby does not believe that minorities have genuine justice-based entitlements similar to its entitlements and (2) views itself as owed appreciation for the ways in which it waives its putative entitlements to accommodate minority interests. Evidence of these features can be found in current political struggles in Quebec and Switzerland
Democracy · Disadvantage · Dominance (genetics · Economic Justice · Human rights · Law and economics · Minority rights · Multiculturalism · Political science · Politics · Privilege (computing · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Religious Education and Schools
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |