Nationalist Multiculturalism in Late Imperial Austria as a Critique of Contemporary Liberalism: The Case of Bauer and Renner,

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    Abstract

    This article evaluates Bauer's theory of the nation and the debateon national-cultural autonomy in late imperial Austria. It finds important similarities with contemporary liberal debates on multiculturalism and the rights of ethnic and national minorities. It argues that the debate on national-cultural autonomy went in some respects beyond the contemporary debate on multiculturalism. National-cultural autonomy rejects the idea of the nation-state and proposes instead a multi-nation-state that recognises differential rights for ethnic and national minorities. It seeks to break the limitations of liberal democracy and the territorial principle of the nation-state by organising national communities as deterritorialised national corporations, and multination-states as territorialised non-national identities.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)289-314
    Number of pages26
    JournalJournal of Political Ideologies
    Volume(4)
    Issue number3
    Publication statusPublished - 1999

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Geography, Planning and Development
    • Political Science and International Relations

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