Seyla benhabib is the eugene meyer professor of political science and philosophy at yale university and was director of the program in ethics, politics and economics 20022008. The rights of others by seyla benhabib cambridge core. Professor benhabib was the president of the eastern division of the. Request pdf on jun 1, 2004, max pensky and others published comments on seyla benhabib, the claims of culture find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Application of seyla benhabibs universalist model of deliberative. Equality and diversity in the global era comments by katharina schramm benhabibs text links up very closely with recent and sometimes also not so recent debates in anthropology and related fields, as she is touching on the issues of culture and identity, globallocal dynamics, multiculturalism and. The claims of culture 9780691048635, 9780691186542. Seyla benhabib challenges the assumption shared by many theorists and activists that cultures are clearly defined wholes. The claims of culture offers invaluable insight to all those, whether students or scholars, lawyers or policymakers, who strive to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of cultural politics in the twentyfirst century. Equality and diversity in the global era by seyla benhabib. Our guest today is seyla benhabib, who is the eugene meyer professor of political science and philosophy at yale university, and director of the program in ethics, politics, and economics. Aliens, residents, and citizens, yale university press, connecticut, 2004.
The task of democratic equality is to create impartial institutions in the public sphere and civil society where the struggle for the recognition of cultural differences and contestation for cultural narratives can take place without domination. In a 2004 interview in the berkeley series conversations with history, seyla benhabib reflected on her background as a member of a sephardic jewish family that had lived in istanbul, turkey, since approximately 1492. In her recent book the claims of culture, seyla benhabib brings our attention to the politics of cultural identity and the challenges it. She is the author of many books including the reluctant modernism of hannah arendt 1996. Drawing on contemporary cultural politics from western europe, canada, and the united states, benhabib develops a doubletrack model of deliberative democracy that permits maximum cultural contestation within the official public sphere as well as in and through social movements and the institutions of civil society. Seyla benhabib, for example, has developed an impressive theory in this respect concerning complex cultural dialogue benhabib 2002. Maintaining that cultures are themselves torn by conflicts about their own boundaries, seyla benhabib challenges the assumption shared by. Equality and diversity in the global era by seyla benhabib overview how can liberal democracy best be realized in a world fraught with conflicting new forms of identity politics and intensifying conflicts over culture. In the words of terence turner such a view reductionist sociology of culture risks essentializing the idea of culture as the property o fan ethnic group or race. From supreme court decisions concerning the right of performance artists to smear themselves with excrementlike substances to a canadian courts admission of the oral stories of first nations as legitimate evidence. This is a comprehensive introduction to undertaking and managing research for. Dilemmas of citizenship in contemporary europe the principles of discourse ethics require that all those affected by the consequences of the. The claims of culture equality and diversity in the global era by seyla benhabib. Seyla benhabib is eugene meyer professor of political science and philosophy at yale university.
Viewed from within the intellectual and academic culture of western capitalist democracies, feminism and postmodernism have emerged. Her books include transformations of citizenship the spinoza lectures, the reluctant modernism of hannah arendt, and situating the self. Professor benhabib was the president of the eastern division of the american philosophical association in 200607, a fellow at the wissenschaftskolleg in berlin in 2009, at the nyu straus institute for the advanced study of law and justice in spring 2012, and at the german marshall funds transatlantic academy in washington dc in spring 20. Equality and diversity in the global era and unni wikan, generous betrayal. A philosophical exchange, seyla benhabib, judith butler, drucilla cornell, nancy fraser, with an introduction by linda nicholson. If you have access to this journal as a benefit of membership in the sponsoring organization, log in through the member link in the right column. The claims of culture equality and diversity in the global era by seyla benhabib and publisher princeton university press. Claims of culture and the current polity in pakistans. She previously taught in the departments of philosophy at boston university, suny stony brook, the new school for social research, and the department. Inleiding op seyla benhabib and the claims of culture. Seyla benhabib is the eugene meyer professor of political science and philosophy at yale university and director of the program in ethics, politics, and economics.
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The value of benhabibs the rights of others is in fostering discourse between the theories underlying our political and ethical order and the needs of migrants hers is a bold statement to theorists that engagement is needed with people as yet neglected in their work a bold contribution to a dialogue central to refugee studies. Essays on the politics of gender in latecapitalist societies minneapolis. Rejecting the dismal view that the global world will be mired in the clash of civilizations and the culture wars, benhabib restores our faith in the human need to narrativize the. She was educated at the american college for girls in istanbul, brandeis university, and received her ph. Seyla benhabib, wendell berry, and the question of migrant. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Seyla benhabib is the eugene meyer professor of political science and philosophy at yale university and director of its program in ethics, politics, and economics. Seyla benhabib 2002 in her recent book the claims of culture, seyla benhabib brings our attention to the politics of cultural identity and the challenges it poses to democratic practices. Comments on seyla benhabib, the claims of culture max pensky he is the author of melancholy dialectics. Benhabib masterfully presents an alternative approach, developing an understanding of cultures as continually creating, recreating, and renegotiating the imagined boundaries between us and them. Seyla benhabib challenges the assumption shared by many theorists and activists that cultures are clearly defined. Professor benhabib was the president of the eastern division of the american philosophical association in 200607, a fellow at the wissenschaftskolleg in berlin in 2009, at.
Comments on seyla benhabib, the claims of culture pensky. She argues that much debateincluding that of strong multiculturalism, which sees cultures as distinct pieces of a mosaicis. Seyla benhabib is eugene meyer professor of political science and philosophy at yale university and author of the claims of culture. Seyla benhabib, the generalized and the concrete other. Williams and others published seyla benhabib, the claims of culture.
Equality and diversity in the global era by benhabib, seyla isbn. As she explains, in contemporary democratic societies, amid cultural diversity within and across political boundaries, we are caught in the struggles. Political membership and the demands of global justice. The claims of culture by seyla benhabib, 9780691048635, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Equality and diversity in the global era, seyla benhabib, princeton university press, 2002, 0691048622, 9780691048628. Professor benhabib was the president of the eastern division of the american philosophical association in 200607, a fellow at the wissenschaftskolleg in berlin in 2009, at the nyu.
The emergence of culture as an arena of intense political controversy is one of the most puzzling aspects of our current condition. Benhabibs universalist model of deliberative democracy as propounded in her book. A brave and beautiful book that grows in power and poignancy after 911. The claims of culture, equality and diversity in the global era, seyla benhabib 2002, princeton university press, chapter six. The kohlberggilligan controversy and feminist theory, in seyla benhabib and drucilla cornell, eds, feminism as critique. Seyla benhabib is a turkish jewish professor of political science and philosophy at yale, and director of the program in ethics, politics, and economics, and a wellknown contemporary philosopher. If you have an individual subscription, or if you have purchased this article separately, click on the link below. She is the author of numerous books, including critique, norm, and utopia, situating the self, the reluctant modernism of hannah arendt, and the claims of. Seyla benhabibs the claims of culture seeks the appropriate response in demo cratic theory to demands for differential legal or political treatment made. Benhabib 2002, princeton university press, chapter six. Equality and diversity in the global era, princeton, nj. Professor benhabib was the president of the eastern division of the american philosophical association in 200607, a fellow at the wissenschaftskolleg in berlin in. The claims of culture seyla benhabib published by princeton university press benhabib, seyla. She spoke to the various contingencies of life for such a family including the alltoonormal gender limitations experienced by her mother as well as the remarkable.