The idea that respect for cultural diversity conflicts with gender equality is now a staple of both public and academic debate. Listed on this webpage are a number of papers that professor benhabib has written on various topics and for various events. Sign in here to access free tools such as favourites and alerts, or to access personal subscriptions. They can free themselves from some, while others, much like those. In the words of terence turner such a view reductionist sociology of culture risks essentializing the idea of culture as the property o fan ethnic group or race.
Equality and diversity in the global era benhabib, seyla on. The claims of culture was written against the background of a worldwide trend when cultural identities, and in particular cultural differences evolved. Pdf on jun 1, 2006, seyla benhabib and others published the claims of culture find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Benhabib 2002, princeton university press, chapter six. If you do not have a pdf reader, you can download the free adobe reader at. How can liberal democracy best be realized in a world fraught. Rejecting the dismal view that the global world will be mired in the clash of civilizations and the culture wars, benhabib restores our faith in the human need to narrativize the historical and cultural experiences of self and other. Toward new democratic imaginaries seyla benhabib springer. The claims of culture, equality and diversity in the global era, seyla benhabib 2002, princeton university press, chapter six. Equality and diversity in the global era and unni wikan, generous betrayal. Papers seyla benhabib yale campuspress yale university.
Seyla benhabibs the claims of culture seeks the appropriate response in demo cratic theory to demands for differential legal or political treatment made in the name of cultural difference. Human rights, sovereignty and democratic iterations lecture. A brave and beautiful book that grows in power and poignancy after 911. Toward new democratic imaginaries istanbul seminars on islam, culture and. Nikolas kompridis sharply criticizes a view of culture which often exag. Drawing on contemporary cultural politics from western europe, canada, and the united states, benhabib develops a doubletrack model of deliberative democracy that permits maximum cultural contestation within the official public sphere as well as in and through social movements and the institutions of civil society. In her recent book the claims of culture, seyla benhabib brings our attention to. Dilemmas of citizenship in contemporary europe the principles of discourse ethics require that all those affected by the consequences of the. Maintaining that cultures are themselves torn by conflicts about their own boundaries, seyla benhabib challenges the assumption shared by. Yet discussion of these tensions is marred by exaggerated talk of. Equality and diversity in the global era seyla benhabib on. Listed on this webpage are a number of papers that professor benhabib has.