Abstract
The main concern
in this article is to study the question of 
democracy in contemporany
multicultural societies from a libertarian perspective, which is one of the
leading debates of recent political theory. 
In this context, I do
consider the relevant concepts such as "cultural diversity",
''pluralism'5 and "multiculturalism" and œy fo evaluate
the 
compatibility of the ideals
enshrined in these concepts with a libertarian 
and democratic
socio-political project. One aspect of this article is to 
discuss the value of the
ideas of institutional rivalry and federalism with regard to search for any
democratic solution of contemporary multicultural societies, Indeed, my basic
argument is that for today's liberal democracies in which different ethnic,
religious and cultural identities, several ideoloöcal groups and communities
together by "perverse" sexual choices are living side by side, a libertarian project able to
accommodate a peaceful coexistence is the "competitive federalism" 
model based on rivalry
between cultural, social and political institutions.
Keywords
: communitarianism competitive federatism democracy institutional livafry mutticutturalism multicultural society pluralism (ethical) toleration
References
- Barry, Norman (19961), Classical Liberalism in the Age ofPost-Communism (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar).
Abstract
References
- Barry, Norman (19961), Classical Liberalism in the Age ofPost-Communism (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar).
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | July 1, 1997 |
| Submission Date | July 22, 2017 |
| Published in Issue | Year 1997 Volume: 15 Issue: 1 |
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