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International compensation for majority cultural loss

International compensation for majority cultural loss
International compensation for majority cultural loss
This work examines the case for international compensation programs for reasonably-justly-formed majority cultures facing threats due to the ordinary functioning of globalization. Standard liberal-democratic arguments for minority rights couched in concerns about cultural vulnerability now apply to several majority cultures. Parity of reasoning from the minority rights literature accordingly provides some reasonably-justly-formed majorities with claims to cultural protections. Domestic laws are unlikely to adequately protect against transnational threats. However, majority cultural vulnerability presents an injustice international institutions should address. A well-designed international compensation scheme could maintain recognized benefits of globalization while compensating those who lose part of their cultural identity as a result. The following motivates and provides preliminary details on how to design a scheme.
Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Nationalism, Cultural Rights, Minority Rights
2152-0542
105-131
Da Silva, Michael
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Da Silva, Michael
05ad649f-8409-4012-8edc-88709b1a3182

Da Silva, Michael (2024) International compensation for majority cultural loss. Public Affairs Quarterly, 38 (2), 105-131. (doi:10.5406/21520542.38.2.02).

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This work examines the case for international compensation programs for reasonably-justly-formed majority cultures facing threats due to the ordinary functioning of globalization. Standard liberal-democratic arguments for minority rights couched in concerns about cultural vulnerability now apply to several majority cultures. Parity of reasoning from the minority rights literature accordingly provides some reasonably-justly-formed majorities with claims to cultural protections. Domestic laws are unlikely to adequately protect against transnational threats. However, majority cultural vulnerability presents an injustice international institutions should address. A well-designed international compensation scheme could maintain recognized benefits of globalization while compensating those who lose part of their cultural identity as a result. The following motivates and provides preliminary details on how to design a scheme.

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Accepted/In Press date: 27 August 2023
Published date: 1 April 2024
Keywords: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Nationalism, Cultural Rights, Minority Rights

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Local EPrints ID: 482732
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/482732
ISSN: 2152-0542
PURE UUID: 86acbf71-9715-4255-b7e3-427c893cefc7
ORCID for Michael Da Silva: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7021-9847

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Date deposited: 12 Oct 2023 16:36
Last modified: 14 Sep 2024 04:01

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Author: Michael Da Silva ORCID iD

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