Kan grupprättigheter rättfärdigas? En normativt jämförande studie av fyra liberalistiska teoretiker och deras argumentation om grupprättigheter

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this essay is to compare point of views from four different liberal scholars concerning multiculturalism and group recognition. As well as to investigate if there are any conflicts between liberal values like liberty, equality and self-determination. The material is based on Will Kymlicka, Susan Moller Okin, Joseph Raz and Chandran Kukathas ideas about liberalism, multiculturalism and group recognition. And in this thesis I compare their similarities and differences in their arguments. This thesis answers two questions; firstly if minority cultures should get recognition from a liberal state, and given that the answer of the first question is yes, by which ways and means. This essay will also show the dilemmas between those liberal scholars and why it can be difficult to agree when they all take points of departure from the same ideologi. My analysis is divided into three different categories: conflict, group recognition and cultural importance. Conclusion of the essay is that the answer depends on how the scholars understand and define these different values.