O'Donnell, M.H. 2007. Review debate: we need human rights not nationalism 'lite': globalization and British solidarity. Ethnicities. 7 (2), pp. 248-269. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468796807076849
| Title | Review debate: we need human rights not nationalism 'lite': globalization and British solidarity |
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| Authors | O'Donnell, M.H. |
| Abstract | The article explores the relationship of multiculturalism to social solidarity. The multicultural nature of Britain is accepted as a welcome reality but certain problems in relation to the development of multiculturalism in Britain are acknowledged. Various approaches to buttress or replace multiculturalism are reviewed. These are: a strengthened and/or reconstituted nationalism (`Britishness'); human rights; and social equality. The issue of citizenship recurs throughout. It is argued that a combined emphasis on human rights and greater social equality offer a better basis than nationalism for strengthening solidarity in Britain, especially in the longer term. Sociological theory offers a fruitful if strangely neglected starting point for understanding social solidarity. I draw critically on Durkheim and Marx to obtain some objective perspective on this controversial matter. Copyright 2007 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. Not for commercial use or unauthorized distribution. |
| Keywords | Britain, citizenship, equality, integration, multiculturalism, social solidarity |
| Journal | Ethnicities |
| Journal citation | 7 (2), pp. 248-269 |
| ISSN | 1468-7968 |
| Year | Jun 2007 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1468796807076849 |
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| Published | Jun 2007 |
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