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The transformation of contemporary American liberalism and the development of the theories of "minority rights" : theoretical and practical consequences of "liberalism debate"

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13620090
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Politics
Research InstitutionKobe University

Principal Investigator

IIDA Fumio  Kobe University, Graduate school of Law, Professor, 大学院・法学研究科, 教授 (70184356)

Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2003
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2003)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Keywordsliberalism / communitarianism / Rawls / Kymlicka / Dworkin / minority / マリノリティー
Research Abstract

1) This research first attempted to map out the different claims of the second generation liberals in reference to their concrete rights claims. In addition, it also attempted to map out the corresponding critiques of the first generations that have been raised against them. It found out that the different policy implications will result from same conceptions of rights, depending on the concrete political context that the specific political theorist has in mind. It also found out that there exists overlap of arguments between liberals of first and second generations because liberals of the second generation attempted to make most of the latent potentials of the first generations.
2) Second, this research attempted to analyze the possible tensions within liberals of the second generations by highlighting the debate between feminists and multiculturalism and its relation to the discourse of liberal theories of the first generations. The research found out that both multiculturalists and f … More eminists tend to integrate their own claims into the more general theory of equality to accommodate the competing claims of each group in a fairer manner. It also found out that these debates between different identity groups significantly affect the ways in which the liberal theorists of the first generations attempt to modify their formulations in the recent years.
3) Third, this research compared the notions of political identity and rights in recent American liberal discourse with those of liberals of interwar America and Europe, in addition to those of contemporary Japanese liberal discourse. It found out that there emerged a growing concern for the citizenship theory of interwar liberals such as Marshall due primarily to the discussions among recent multicultural liberals. It also found out that there is an overlap of concerns and arguments between recent Japanese liberals and Western theories of minority cultural rights due to the nationalistic moment latent within both of these discourse. Less

Report

(4 results)
  • 2003 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All Other

All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] 飯田文雄: "政治哲学の自己革新の可能性?:Will Kymlicka, Contemporary Political Philosophy : An Introductionに寄せて"政治思想学会会報. 14号. 1-5 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Fumio Iida: "Kozo Kaikaku : The Emergence of Neoliberal Globalization Discourse in Japan"Manfred B Steger (ed.),"Rethinking Globalism"(Rowman and Littlefield Pub.Inc.). 225-245 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Fumio Iida: "The possibility of self-renovation of political philosophy? : On Will Kymlicka's 'Contemporary Political Philosophy : An Introduction'"Newsletter of the Japane Conference for the Study of Political Thought. 14. 1-5 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Fumio Iida: "Kozo Kaikaku : The Emergence of Neoliberal Globalization Discourse in Japan"Rethinking Globalism (Manfred B Steger(ed.)) (Rowman and Littlefield Pub.Inc.). 225-245 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2003 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Fumio Iida: "Kozo Kaikaku : The Emergence of Neoliberal Globalization Discourse in Japan"Manfred B.Steger(ed.)"Rethinking Globalism"(Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.). 225-245 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 飯田文雄: "政治哲学の自己革新の可能性?:Will Kymlicka, Contemporary Political Philosophy : An Introductionに寄せて"政治思想学会会報. 14号. 1-5 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2001-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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