Collective Rights in W. Kymlicka’s Multiculturalism Model

Abstract

The article discusses the main provisions of the conception of collective rights in the model of multiculturalism by William Kymlicka. Despite its pronounced individualistic position, liberalism contains acknowledged theories that prove the importance of collective rights. According to W. Kymlicka, this category of rights does not contradict the ideology of individualism, but, on the contrary, is an expression of political rationality. This is so, because collective rights complement and develop the mechanism for protecting the interests of a particular person.