EXC 2060 B3-6 - The concept of cultural homogeneity in liberal approaches to the ethics of migration

Keywords: Religion; Politics; cultural homogeneity; liberalism; ethics of migration
Period: 2019 – 2022
Status: Finished
Funding Source: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Project Number: EXC 2060/1

Description
The legitimacy of immigration restrictions is sometimes justified by the fact that societies have a right to protect their traditional culture and to maintain a certain degree of cultural and religious homogeneity. This argument is not only found in public discourses, but is also explicitly represented in philosophical debate. In the current philosophical debate, even authors who explicitly see themselves in the tradition of liberal theory refer to the idea of cultural homogeneity. One of the essential characteristics of liberal approaches to political philosophy, however, is the neutrality of the state towards diverging life styles of its citizens, and thus also towards cultural affiliations. Therefore, the question arises whether the reference to cultural homogeneity does not generally violate the principle of neutrality. That the argument of cultural homogeneity, on the other hand, should not be prematurely regarded as necessarily illiberal is shown by intuitions about the rights of natives. Many people assume that the descendants of the Native Americans may legitimately close their territories in North and South America to members of foreign cultures. Furthermore, as far as modern societies are concerned, the importance of a common "public culture" is often emphasized. Thus, even in liberal theorizing the idea that cultural homogeneity can be normatively significant should not be denied from the outset. The project will therefore discuss how the idea of cultural and religious homogeneity can be used as an argument for migration restrictions in liberal theories of migration ethics.
Persons
- Jeremias Düring
  Department of Philosophy
  Domplatz 23
  48143 Münster
  Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
  Johannisstr. 1
  48143 Münster
- Yvonne Elger
  Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
  Johannisstr. 1
  48143 Münster
  Institute of German Language and Literature
  Schlossplatz 34
  48143 Münster
  Institute of German Language and Literature - Division: Language Teaching
  Schlossplatz 34
  48143 Münster
  Chair of language teaching
  Schlossplatz 34
  48143 Münster
- Dr. Matthias Hoesch
  Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
  Johannisstr. 1, room 204
  48143 Münster
  T: +49 251 8323577
  matthias.hoesch@uni-muenster.de
  Center for the Philosophy of Science
  Domplatz 23
  48143 Münster
  Professur für Praktische Philosophie mit einem Schwerpunkt in der Umweltethik (Prof. Bayertz)>
  Domplatz 6
  48143 Münster
  Lehrbeauftragte im Fachbereich 08 - Geschichte/Philosophie
  Domplatz 20-22
  48143 Münster
  Department of Philosophy
  Domplatz 23
  48143 Münster
- Anna Kahmen
  Department of Philosophy
  Domplatz 23
  48143 Münster
  Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
  Johannisstr. 1
  48143 Münster
  Professur für Philosophie mit dem Schwerpunkt Praktische Philosophie (Prof. Quante)
  Domplatz 23
  48143 Münster

EXC 2060 B3-6 - The concept of cultural homogeneity in liberal approaches to the ethics of migration

Description

Persons