Culture, citizenship, and community : a contextual exploration of justice as evenhandedness / Joseph H. Carens.

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Introduction: contextual political theory, comparative perspectives, and justice as evenhandedness -- Complex justice, cultural difference, and political community -- Liberalism and culture -- Distinguishing between difference and domination: reflections on the relation between pluralism and equality -- Cultural adaptation and the integration of immigrants: the case of Quebec -- Muslim minorities in contemporary democracies: the limitations of liberal toleration -- Multiple political memberships, overlapping national identities, and the dimensions of citizenship -- Citizenship and the challenge of aboriginal self-government: is deep diversity desirable? -- Democracy and respect for difference: the case of Fiji -- Conclusion.

This text seeks to contribute to debates about multiculturalism and democratic theory. It reflects upon the ways in which claims about culture and identity are advanced by immigrants, national minorities, aboriginals and groups in different societies.