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Just Causes, Unruly Social Relations. Universalist-Inclusive Ideals and Dutch Political Realities

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Revisiting Iris Marion Young on Normalisation, Inclusion and Democracy

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This chapter discusses the tensions between the ideal of equal citizenship and the normalization of Dutch populism. It demonstrates how hierarchies of citizens are constructed that are reminiscent of Dutch colonialism.

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Jones, G. (2014). Just Causes, Unruly Social Relations. Universalist-Inclusive Ideals and Dutch Political Realities. In: Vieten, U.M. (eds) Revisiting Iris Marion Young on Normalisation, Inclusion and Democracy. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137440976_5

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