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This article argues that, despite its reputation as a homogenizing & authoritarian system, the political thought of Bernard Bosanquet contains resources with which to develop a robust & culturally sensitive model of liberal multiculturalism. Throughout the discussion, Bosanquet's thought is located within contemporary theoretical debates. The first section rehearses the critique of Millian liberalism developed by Bhikhu Parekh & others, which alleges that the considerations of individuality & autonomy underlying such a political order preclude it from showing adequate respect for cultures that do not conceive of personal identity in essentially individualistic terms. The next section sketches Bosanquet's social theory, as a prelude to the rebuttal of allegedly insurmountable barriers to the theory's accommodation of cultural diversity. Specifically, section three counters the objection that Bosanquet sanctions the imposition of internal restrictions on personal dissent. The final section rebuts the claim that a General Will cannot exist within a culturally diverse society, showing that in reality Bosanquet's theory leads us to endorse the "fundamental beliefs" of a multiethnic society outlined recently in the Parekh Report. It is concluded that, when drawing on Bosanquet's thought, a liberal multicultural society can take different forms & yet still show proper respect for cultural diversity. 62 References. Adapted from the source document.

I examine Seglow's critique (Politics 17(3) 1997) of my assessment of Parekh's theory of operative public values (Politics 16(3) 1996). This examination has four main stages: (a) the rejection of crucial aspects of Seglow's interpretation of my argument, (b) the rejection of his claim that my argument is logically committed to certain other specific positions which I do not support, (c) the rejection of his claim that I my argumentative strategies are misleading, (d) the consideration of possible similarities and disagreements between our respective positive positions on cultural pluralism.

This paper assesses the special difficulties faced by a liberal democratic system which seeks to maintain its democratic credentials when governing a culturally diverse society. The argument focuses upon the analysis of cultural pluralism developed in two recent pieces of Bhikhu Parekh. After clarifying the nature of Parekh's culturally pluralistic society, the cultural specificity of liberal democracy is examined Finally, Parekh's attempt to reconcile the two through 'operative public values' is shown to be inadequate in such a manner that the ability of a liberal democratic system to ever bring lasting well-being in a situation of cultural diversity is thrown into doubt.

Assesses the special difficulties faced by a liberal democratic system that seeks to maintain its democratic credentials when governing a culturally diverse society. Focus is on the analysis of cultural pluralism developed in 1993 & 1994 works of Bhikhu Parekh. Parekh's attempt to reconcile cultural pluralism & liberal democracy through operative public values is shown to be inadequate. It is questioned whether a liberal democratic system is able to achieve lasting well-being in a situation of cultural diversity. 9 References. Adapted from the source document.

John A. Hobson is widely recognised as the most important British New Liberal thinker of politics and political economy of the twentieth century. The Selected Writings of John A. Hobson showcases an exciting and previously unpublished collection of Hobson's writings and lectures from 1932-1938 that Hobson presented at the South Place Ethical Society in the last decade of his life. The lectures and the introduction produce a fresh reading of Hobson's thinking and theorization of International Relations, thereby revealing a much more complex thinker than has conventionally been.

Details the political philosophy of Thomas Hill Green (1836-1882), Bernard Bosanquet (1848-1923), R. G. Collingwood (1889-1943), & Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990). Green is seen by most at the founder of British Idealism, & why he remains important to contemporary scholarship is demonstrated. Renewed interest in Bosanquet is seen to have led to scholarly revisiting of British idealism. His political views, ethics, philosophy of history, metaphysics, religion, & relation to other Idealist philosophers of his time are considered. It is asserted that current interest in Bosanquet is not limited to the historical as his thought has played a role in work on liberalism; human rights, citizenship, & multiculturalism; & law & ethics. It was not until the 1980s that interest in Collingwood's political philosophy quickened; attention is given to his "philosophy of civilization." Oakeshott is viewed as the last of the great 20th-century Idealists. The key literature on him is scrutinized. Interest in his work was spurred by his Rationalization in Politics and Other Essays (1962), while his On Human Conduct (1975) brought him international note. 228 References. J. Zendejas