Orthodox liberalism denies group difference by constructing all persons as interchangeable rights-bearing citizens

Evidence

First, the orthodox liberal construction of the person as solely a political being with rights and duties attached to their status as a citizen can be brought into question. Such a position does not countenance private identity, including a person’s communal membership, as something warranting similar recognition. These latter dimensions are excluded from the public realm because their inevitable diversity would lead to the complicated business of the state mediating between different conceptions of “the good life” (Dworkin, 1978; Rawls, 1985). On this basis, personal autonomy - based on the political rights attributable to citizenship - always takes precedence over personal (and collective) identity and the widely differing ways of life which constitute the latter. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 880

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Orthodox liberals reject multiculturalism as threatening universal citizenship and personal autonomy — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 878; Formal liberal citizenship equality masks an assimilationist strategy; Rights-based inclusion admits others only insofar as they resemble the dominator — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 646 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Orthodox liberals reject multiculturalism as threatening universal citizenship and personal autonomy #corroborates (0.82) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 878
• Formal liberal citizenship equality masks an assimilationist strategy #expands (0.78)
• Rights-based inclusion admits others only insofar as they resemble the dominator #expands (0.75) — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 646
• Postmodern theory’s identity fluidity opposes any group-based rights politics #responds-to (0.73) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 907