
Rooted Cosmopolitanism
Canada and the World
University of British Columbia Press
Published on 1. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
252 pages
978-0-7748-2261-9 (ISBN)
Description
Canadians take pride in being good citizens of the world, yet our failure to meet commitments on the global stage raises questions. Do Canadians need to transcend national loyalties to become full global citizens? Is the very idea of rooted cosmopolitanism simply a myth that encourages complacency about Canada's place in the world?
In this volume, leading scholars assess both in theory and practice the concept of rooted cosmopolitanism, using Canada as a test case. They show that local identities such as patriotism and Quebec nationalism can, but need not, conflict with cosmopolitan principles. Local ties enable and impede Canada's global responsibilities in areas such as multiculturalism, climate change, immigration and refugee policy, and humanitarian intervention.
By examining how Canada has negotiated its relations to "the world" both within and beyond its own borders, Rooted Cosmopolitanism evaluates the possibility of reconciling local ties and nationalism with commitments to human rights, global justice, and international law.
In this volume, leading scholars assess both in theory and practice the concept of rooted cosmopolitanism, using Canada as a test case. They show that local identities such as patriotism and Quebec nationalism can, but need not, conflict with cosmopolitan principles. Local ties enable and impede Canada's global responsibilities in areas such as multiculturalism, climate change, immigration and refugee policy, and humanitarian intervention.
By examining how Canada has negotiated its relations to "the world" both within and beyond its own borders, Rooted Cosmopolitanism evaluates the possibility of reconciling local ties and nationalism with commitments to human rights, global justice, and international law.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Vancouver
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7748-2261-9 (9780774822619)
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Persons
Will Kymlicka is the Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University. Kathryn Walker is a postdoctoral fellow at l'Universite de Montreal.
Contributors: Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Howard Adelman, Charles Blattberg, Patti Lenard, Margaret Moore, Robert Paehlke, Scott Schaffer, Kok-Chor Tan, Joseph-Yvon Theriault, and Daniel Weinstock.
Contributors: Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Howard Adelman, Charles Blattberg, Patti Lenard, Margaret Moore, Robert Paehlke, Scott Schaffer, Kok-Chor Tan, Joseph-Yvon Theriault, and Daniel Weinstock.
Content
Introduction: Rooted Cosmopolitanism: Canada and the World / Will Kymlicka and Kathryn Walker
Part 1: The Theory of Rooted Cosmopolitanism
1 Cosmopolitanism and Patriotism / Kok-Chor Tan
2 A Defence of Moderate Cosmopolitanism and/or Moderate Liberal Nationalism / Patti Lenard and Margaret Moore
3 Universality and Particularity in the National Question in Quebec / Joseph-Yvon Theriault
4 Rooted Cosmopolitanism: Unpacking the Arguments / Daniel Weinstock
5 We Are All Compatriots / Charles Blattberg
Part 2: The Practice of Rooted Cosmopolitanism
6 Cosmopolitanizing Cosmopolitanism? Cosmopolitan Claims-Making, Interculturalism, and the Bouchard-Taylor Report / Scott Schaffer
7 A World of Strangers or a World of Relationships? The Value of Care Ethics in Migration Research and Policy / Yasmeen Abu-Laban
8 The Doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect: A Failed Expression of Cosmopolitanism / Howard Adelman
9 Climate Change and the Challenge of Canadian Global Citizenship / Robert Paehlke
Index
Part 1: The Theory of Rooted Cosmopolitanism
1 Cosmopolitanism and Patriotism / Kok-Chor Tan
2 A Defence of Moderate Cosmopolitanism and/or Moderate Liberal Nationalism / Patti Lenard and Margaret Moore
3 Universality and Particularity in the National Question in Quebec / Joseph-Yvon Theriault
4 Rooted Cosmopolitanism: Unpacking the Arguments / Daniel Weinstock
5 We Are All Compatriots / Charles Blattberg
Part 2: The Practice of Rooted Cosmopolitanism
6 Cosmopolitanizing Cosmopolitanism? Cosmopolitan Claims-Making, Interculturalism, and the Bouchard-Taylor Report / Scott Schaffer
7 A World of Strangers or a World of Relationships? The Value of Care Ethics in Migration Research and Policy / Yasmeen Abu-Laban
8 The Doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect: A Failed Expression of Cosmopolitanism / Howard Adelman
9 Climate Change and the Challenge of Canadian Global Citizenship / Robert Paehlke
Index