Liberalism and its Practice by Dan Avnon

Liberalism and its Practice by Dan Avnon

Liberalism and its Practice brings together leading authorities who provide an excellent insight into the meaning and practice of liberalism. This book explores current debates surrounding liberalism at the end of the twentieth century and what it has to offer in practice. Its focus is two of liberalism's greatest emerging challenges: multiculturalism and states struggling with the transition to democracy. It considers considers the significant tensions that these pressures bring to liberal frameworks and asks what the viable alternatives are.

Dan Avnon teaches political thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Former founder and head of the Hebrew University's Gilo Center for Citizenship, Democracy and Civic Education, he currently heads The Federmann School of Public Policy and Government. Dan Avnon is also an advisor to Israel's parliament on matters of constitutional and civic education reform.

Yotam Benziman teaches in the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University, where he is a research fellow at the Gilo Center for Citizenship, Democracy and Civic Education. He is the also the co-editor of Identities - Journal for Jewish Culture and Identity at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.

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ISBN 13	9780415193559
ISBN 10	0415193559
Title	Liberalism and its Practice
Author	Dan Avnon
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1998-12-10
Number of pages	200
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