Republikanische Freiheit und Multikulturalismus : Die Bedeutung des Konzepts der Freiheit als Nicht-Dominanz für die Integration multikultureller Gesellschaften

Abstract

The study investigates Philip Pettit's theory of republican freedom as non-domination under the aspect of its possible contributions to the integration of multicultural societies. In the first part the historical background and the contents of the republican concept of liberty are examined, and various institutional consequences are discussed. The second part describes the core problems of multiculturalism and discusses aims and instruments of group-differentiated policy. Finally the compatibility of the two approaches is discussed. It is argued that cultural autonomy is consistent with non-domination, but that the republican state can endorse group-differentiated rights only to a limited extent.