Reddit reviews Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights (Oxford Political Theory)

There are two questions in play here. First, what is the worth of culture? Second, should the state institute policies which assist cultural minorities with preserving their cultural particularity? This second issue is the issue of multiculturalism. Defenses of multiculturalism will always point to the value of culture. So, learning more about the second issue will help you address the first as well. If you are serious about learning more about multiculturalism, I highly recommend that you start with Will Kymlicka's [Multicultural Citizenship] (http://www.amazon.com/Multicultural-Citizenship-Liberal-Minority-Political/dp/0198290918/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333746069&sr=8-1). This book will give you an idea of why it may be important to institute policies which help to preserve culture, but it will also clearly identify the limits of multiculturalism.

Edit: I'd also recommend Okin's ["Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?"] (http://www.bostonreview.net/BR22.5/okin.html). [Here] (http://www.bostonreview.net/BR22.5/kymlicka.html) is Kymlicka's response to Okin.

You’ll find that this subreddit is a roughly even mix of (1) half-baked 1st year undergraduates who had a really interesting thought while on shrooms and want to share it with everyone, and (2) bitter PhD students who have 0 patience for the uninitiated.

As for citizenship theory, if you want to read more, I suggest this book (also by Kymlicka). If you happen to be Canadian, you might also be interested in this report (large PDF) on the accommodation of minorities in Quebec, which was coauthored by philosopher Charles Taylor.