Five theses on identity politics
Parker presents five connected theses on what makes identity politics an exercise of democratic political freedom. Among other things, he argues that all politics is identity politics. The reason, first of all, is that politics involves making comparisons and choices among--and commitments to--value...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Harvard journal of law and public policy 2005-09, Vol.29 (1), p.53-59 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Parker presents five connected theses on what makes identity politics an exercise of democratic political freedom. Among other things, he argues that all politics is identity politics. The reason, first of all, is that politics involves making comparisons and choices among--and commitments to--values and interests and groups and individuals (including choices not to choose among available choices). Identity politics and democratic political freedom are, in principle and often in practice, mutually supportive, each of them enabling the vitality of the other. |
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| ISSN: | 0193-4872 2374-6572 |