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The Transgender Encyclopedia encompasses genderqueer history, along with contemporary developments that highlight the diversity and struggles of gender-diverse people. The book is global in scope, with extensive coverage of gender non-conformity across the world, along with entries on recent developments in international organizations and law.

A review essay on books by (1) Brian Barry, Culture and Equality: An Egalitarian Critique of Multiculturalism (Cambridge, MA: Harvard U Press, 2002); (2) Nancy Fraser & Axel Honneth, Redistribution or Recognition? A Political-Philosophical Exchange (New York: Verso, 2003); & (3) Amy Gutmann, Identity in Democracy (Princeton, NJ: Princeton U Press, 2003).

Perhaps the most frequent criticism of communitarianism is that it is too sympathetic to community, and too hostile to individualism. It is alleged that the community and its agent, the state, are given too much power, and hence the important role of dissent is dangerously marginalized. To evaluate and respond to this criticism, this paper expounds the communitarian understanding of citizenship and addresses communitarians' critics, in part through a close reading of Charles Taylor's essay, "Atomism". Some forms of communitarianism, especially those that put an emphasis upon citizen participation, have an adequate response to the critics. Moreover, in some ways communitarianism has a better understanding of, and a more central role for, dissent and civil disobedience.

Examines liberal and postmodern criticism of communitarianism, focusing on views towards dissent and citizen participation; US.

Perhaps the most frequent criticism of communitarianism is that it is too sympathetic to community & too hostile to individualism. It is alleged that the community & its agent the state, are given too much power & hence the important role of dissent is dangerously marginalized. To evaluate & respond to this criticism, this paper expounds the communitarian understanding of citizenship & addresses communitarians' critics, in part through a close reading of Charles Taylor's "Atomism." Some forms of communitarianism, especially those that put an emphasis on citizen participation, have an adequate response to the critics. Moreover, in some ways communitarianism has a better understanding of, & a more central role for dissent & civil disobedience. 33 References. Adapted from the source document.