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The purpose of this research is to investigate the liberal critique of the concept of multiculturalism. This study seeks to answer the research questions, what is multiculturalism, and why this concept may contradict with liberal philosophical approaches. Goals are to understand the key principle of multiculturalism, to investigate its liberal roots, to explore key critical liberal arguments in modern political philosophy. The first part is about liberal roots of multiculturalism. The aim of the second part is to reconstruct the key arguments of the concept of multiculturalism. The third part is about liberal arguments against the concept. This research expects to have following outcomes: the key features of multiculturalism and their connection with liberal political theory, liberal arguments against multicultural theory and its inner contradictions. Introduction Background. The second part of the 20 century was accompanied by different changes, such as the destruction of socialistic and colonial system. As a result, the growth of migration became a central topic in modern …show more content…

The aim of the first part is to find liberal roots of the concept of multiculturalism. The second part is about key arguments of the concept of multiculturalism. The aim of the last part is to find critical arguments against the concept. The main potential outcome of the research is the inner contradictions of the concept of multiculturalism. The key questions of the study are what multiculturalism in Will Kymicka’s approach is and how the theory is linked with liberal tradition of political

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