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Creating mutual identification and solidarity in highly diversified societies : the importance of identification by shared participation
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Abstract
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| Like the liberal nationalists, we insist that a sense of belonging together is necessary for the practice of an egalitarian democracy. Therefore, we can take a shared national identity as one of the building blocks of the welfare state. However, we argue that a shared cultural or civic national identity can not be a necessary condition for this sense of belonging together. The mere fact of co-operation and common participation in shared activities and projects can create a sense of belonging together, regardless of whether the participants do share a national identity. Governments of diversified societies can try to establish a shared national culture, but equally important is their task to create a sense of belonging together by virtue of co-operation and shared participation. It is particularly important that people can meet each other, and therefore efforts by the government to establish social mix and a common language may be legitimate policies. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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South African journal of philosophy. - Pretoria
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Publication
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Pretoria
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2012
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ISSN
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0258-0136
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Volume/pages
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31
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(2012)
, p. 560-575
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ISI
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000310178900006
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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