Description
Book SynopsisExplores the individual and civic values of associational freedom in a liberal democracy, as well as the moral and constitutional limits of claims to associational freedom. Beginning with an introductory essay on freedom of association, this book includes essays on individual rights of association and civic values of association.
Trade Review"Freedom of Association is exemplary in the consistently high quality and thematic continuity of the contributions."--Margaret Kohn, Political Theory
Table of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsCh. 1Freedom of Association: An Introductory Essay3Pt. IIndividual Values of AssociationCh. 2The Value of Association35Ch. 3On Involuntary Association64Ch. 4Compelled Association: Public Standing, Self-Respect, and the Dynamic of Exclusion75Ch. 5Freedom of Association and Religious Association109Ch. 6Rights, Reasons, and Freedom of Association145Pt. IICivic Values of AssociationCh. 7Ethnic Associations and Democratic Citizenship177Ch. 8Revisiting the Civic Sphere214Ch. 9Civil Society versus Civic Virtue239Ch. 10Insignificant Communities273Ch. 11The City as a Site for Free Association314Ch. 12Trade Unionism in a Liberal State330List of ContributorsIndex
