Imagining Unequals, Imagining Equals

Concepts of Equality in History and Law

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

AvAntje Fluchter,Ulrike Davy,Antje Flüchter

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Why did »equality« become prominent in European societies based on hierarchy during the Enlightenment? What does »equality« imply for societies, politics, or legal systems? The contributors to this volume draw on various historical case studies, from visionary practices in revolutionary France and the collection of data on the poor in 19th-century Germany, to claims raised under the minority regime of the League of Nations and the anti-discrimination politics of the UN and India. The dynamics of universalizing equality are contrasted with a concept asserting that equality must be limited to and by order. The contributions thus explore concepts of equality from the perspectives of history and law and show that practices of comparing were essential when it came to imagining others as equal, fighting discrimination, or scandalizing social inequalities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-03-02
Mått15 x 23 x 21 mm
Vikt418 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBiUP General
Antal sidor258
FörlagTranscript Verlag
ISBN9783837658873

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Ulrike Davy ist Professorin für öffentliches Recht, Sozialrecht und Rechtsvergleichung an der Universität Bielefeld sowie Geschäftsführende Direktorin des Zentrums für interdisziplinäre Forschung (ZiF). Sie forscht zu internationalen Menschenrechten, Wohlfahrtsstaatsentwicklung und Migrationsfragen.Antje Flüchter (Prof. Dr. phil.) ist Professorin für Geschichte der Frühen Neuzeit an der Universität Bielefeld und Sprecherin des SFB 1288 »Praktiken des Vergleichens«. Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte sind Verflechtungsgeschichte, Geschichte der Religiosität, Körper und Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte des Politischen und Theorie der Geschichte.

Concepts of Equality: Why, Who, What for?; Hierarchy as Order: Equality as Chaos?; Envisioning Equality in the French Revolution; "A Deep, Horizontal Comradeship?"; Minority Protection under the League of Nations: Universal and Particular Equality; Equality through the Lens of Racial Discrimination; India, the UN and Caste as a Form of Racial Discrimination: Resolving the Dispute; Equality under the Indian Constitution; Authors and Editors.