Abstract

ARLETTAZ, Fernando. Two Models for Cultural Diversity: Formal Egalitarianism and Differentiated Citizenship. Rev. mex. cienc. polít. soc [online]. 2014, vol.59, n.221, pp.201-2023. ISSN 0185-1918.

Contemporary globalized societies are culturally and religiously plural. Nation states apply different juridical regulation vis-a-vis diversity. Segregation and total assimilation of minority groups are not compatible with international standards of human rights. Among the regulations that are compatible with those standards there are two categories. Firstly, the formal egalitarian approach, related to the liberal-republican tradition, which is based on a formal consideration of equality and disregards identity differences. Secondly, theoretical proposals which promote the recognition of rights based on cultural and religious identities. These proposals, however, require a more flexible consideration of the equality principle.

Keywords : cultural diversity; identities; citizenship; multiculturalism.

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