Conference paper
Political Liberalism, Group Rights, and the Politics of Fear and Trust
Claus Offe
; Institut fuer Sozialwissenschaften, Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract
This article discusses some of the peculiarities of the “fourth” wave of new democracies, those having emerged in Central East Europe. It also focuses on the “fourth” family of democratic rights which are being demanded not just in this but many other democratic regions; the demand for “group” rights, in addition to civil, democratic, and social rights. The argument explores some of the promises and limitations of “federalist” solutions to the problem of political community.
Keywords
democracy; liberalism; democratisation; new democracies; group rights; political community; nationalism; federalism
Hrčak ID:
23382
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Publication date:
30.7.2003.
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