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      Rebalancing Liberalism: Discourse Theory as a Remedy to the Effects of Accelerated Modernity

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      Date
      2013-12-23
      Author
      Rae, Chris
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      Balancing the rights of the individual to lead a self-determined life while accommodating traditional identity groups is a central goal of liberal society. The modernity argument suggests that processes within modernity are capable of liberalizing societies. The emergence of modern information technology has drastically increased the speed of the liberalizing influence of modernity to the point that this goal is threatened. However, using tools found within discourse theory, traditional identity groups may be able to mitigate these incoming influences to such a degree as to rebalance these liberal goals.
      Degree
      Master of Arts (M.A.)
      Department
      Political Studies
      Program
      Political Science
      Supervisor
      Hibbert, Neil
      Committee
      Michelmann, Hans; Bell, Colleen; Jenkins, Ria
      Copyright Date
      December 2013
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2013-12-1318
      Subject
      Discourse theory
      Modernity
      technology
      liberalism
      identity group
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