Papers by Dimitrios Karmis
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2001
... So, although we agree with Stuart Hall (1996, p. 2) that the concept of identity &amp... more ... So, although we agree with Stuart Hall (1996, p. 2) that the concept of identity 'cannot be thought in the old way', we ... They must provide political and social actors with a credible alternative language to escape the entrapment of monistic authenticity, a language that ...
Trust, Distrust, and Mistrust in Multinational Democracies, 2018
Trust, Distrust, and Mistrust in Multinational Democracies
Handbook of Patriotism, 2020
This chapter starts with a somewhat surprising observation: the relative absence
of connection b... more This chapter starts with a somewhat surprising observation: the relative absence
of connection between federalism and patriotism (as distinct from nationalism) in
the writings of contemporary philosophers and political theorists. This observation
is surprising in light of the post-Cold War revival of federalism in political
practice and political theory, as well as the renewed interest in patriotism among
philosophers and political theorists. It is even more surprising if we consider that
the key components of the language of federalism are derived from the Latin
foedus, which means an alliance or association among individuals or communities
aiming at the promotion of both self-rule and shared rule. The very fact of an
alliance or association among communities has two basic implications with
respect to the relationship between federalism and patriotism. First, citizens
come to (more or less) formally belong to two communities: they continue to
be part of one of the constitutive communities, while becoming members of the
alliance or association of communities itself. Second, under certain conditions,
they might come to supplement their sense of belonging to one of the constitutive
communities by a sense of belonging to the alliance or association. In other
words, they might develop a dual or even plural (in the case of a federation including federations) patriotism, in line with the institutional duality or plurality characteristic of federal systems. The first part of the chapter provides an overview of the history of the relationship between federalism and patriotism in Western modern political thought and aims to elucidate some of its defining moments. Through a study of major debates over federal forms of governments, it shows how the monism of the nation-state model and of the language of nationalism is key to understand why the possibility of a dual or plural patriotism has been repeatedly ignored or downplayed since the eighteenth century. The second part of the chapter suggests that some of the most promising connections between patriotism and federalism might come from the contemporary literature on multinational federal democracies. This hypothesis is investigated through the preliminary study of two of these connections in the works of Charles Taylor and James Tully.
Theories of Federalism, 2005
The Tocqueville Review / La Revue Tocqueville, 2013
La solidarite transnationale n’est-elle qu’un reve? La reconnaissance croissante des differences ... more La solidarite transnationale n’est-elle qu’un reve? La reconnaissance croissante des differences identitaires condamne-t-elle a la fragmentation des solidarites? Quels sont les fondements moraux et pratiques de la solidarite transnationale? Cet article contribue a la reflexion sur les fondements de la solidarite dans les systemes federaux multinationaux en renouant avec la pensee federale de Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, un auteur aujourd’hui peu lu. Il est le premier a s’etre oppose a la lecture jacobiniste du principe des nationalites sur la base d’une pensee federale qui se voulait une solution a la question des nationalites et a la question de la solidarite. Cet article cherche a voir dans quelle mesure les intuitions, les concepts, les raisonnements et les propositions de Proudhon peuvent nous aider a progresser sur la voie de la theorie et de la pratique de la solidarite transnationale. Dans un premier temps, l’article expose les modalites institutionnelles et les fondements du fede...
Democracies Federals 2013 Isbn 978 84 393 9089 3 Pags 79 102, 2013
Studies in Social Justice 9(2), 2015, pp. 142-158.
In this article we argue that the university cannot fully contribute to democratic life without b... more In this article we argue that the university cannot fully contribute to democratic life without being both an institution whose governance is collegial and based on principles of equality, equity, inclusion, transparency, and accountability, and a vector of critical thinking closely linked to academic freedom. Based on this understanding of the 'democratic university,' we seek to highlight some of the key tensions between the 'managerial university' and the democratic university, as reflected in institutional structures, regulations, legal frameworks, and principles. In order to achieve this objective, we identify two sites of political struggles from which it is possible to examine the interaction between a managerial and a democratic conception and practice of the university. The first of these sites is the bicameral governing structure, membership, rules, and regulations of the University of Ottawa. The second site is academic freedom in Canada, which we will disc...
El Federalisme Canadenc Contemporani Fonaments Tradicions I Institucions 2007 Isbn 978 84 393 7519 7 Pags 63 83, 2007
The Tocqueville Review/La revue Tocqueville, 2013
Politique et Sociétés, 2002
Résumé La solidarité transnationale n’est-elle qu’un rêve? La reconnaissance croissante des diffé... more Résumé La solidarité transnationale n’est-elle qu’un rêve? La reconnaissance croissante des différences identitaires condamne-t-elle à la fragmentation des solidarités? Quels sont les fondements moraux et pratiques de la solidarité transnationale? Cet article contribue à la réflexion sur les fondements de la solidarité dans les systèmes fédéraux multinationaux en renouant avec la pensée fédérale de Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, un auteur aujourd’hui peu lu. Il est le premier à s’être opposé à la lecture jacobiniste du principe des nationalités sur la base d’une pensée fédérale qui se voulait une solution à la question des nationalités et à la question de la solidarité. Cet article cherche à voir dans quelle mesure les intuitions, les concepts, les raisonnements et les propositions de Proudhon peuvent nous aider à progresser sur la voie de la théorie et de la pratique de la solidarité transnationale. Dans un premier temps, l’article expose les modalités institutionnelles et les fondements ...
Recherches sociographiques, 2009
Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y ... more Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne.
Canadian Journal of Political Science, 1993
The Constitution Act, 1982 recognized certain rights for aboriginal peoples. These rights were to... more The Constitution Act, 1982 recognized certain rights for aboriginal peoples. These rights were to be identified and defined subsequently. Ten years later, after several rounds of negotiations, the question of the recognition and definition of an aboriginal right to self-government remains unresolved. Many specialists claim that the problems faced during these negotiations result from the incompatibility between the main philosophical traditions guiding the actors. Through an analysis of the relationship between the cosmology underlying the aboriginal demands on the one hand and three of the main trends in contemporary Canadian liberal political philosophy on the other hand, this article tries to shed some light on the philosophical incompatibility thesis. While a strictly individualist liberalism rejects outright the notion of collective rights and Will Kymlicka's revisionist liberal individualism limits considerably the scope of an aboriginal right to self-government, communita...
Books by Dimitrios Karmis
Civic Freedom in an Age of Diversity: The Public Philosophy of James Tully, 2023
On Global Citizenship (2014), James Tully has developed a distinctive and influential approach to... more On Global Citizenship (2014), James Tully has developed a distinctive and influential approach to the study of political philosophy, democracy, civic freedom, and active citizenship. It is an approach for a deeply diverse world and a "de-imperializing age" (2008a, 7) that he calls "a public philosophy" (ibid., 16). This volume offers a wide-ranging critical exploration of Tully's public philosophy by former students and colleagues at McGill University, the University of Victoria and the University of Toronto, and by scholars who have been in conversation with Tully's work for many years. As both John Borrows's foreword and Tully's extensive reply emphasize, this book is also an exemplification of the kind of dialogues of reciprocal elucidation that are central to Tully's approach. Tully sees dialogues of reciprocal elucidation 1 as "the heart and soul of public philosophy" (Tully's reply). Public philosophy is about public affairs (Tully 2008a, 3), and Tully's type of public philosophy addresses public affairs through dialogues of reciprocal elucidation. He describes his approach as "a type of academic research that aims to enter into interdisciplinary dialogues of mutual learning not only with other academics but also with citizens of the world, in the broadest sense of this polysemic term, who are engaged in the problems and struggles we are trying to understand" (2014, 270). This orientation comes with a view of genuine dialogue that repeatedly stresses the importance of listening as much as speaking. For Tully, to listen to the diverse voices of others (audi alteram partem) in
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of connection between federalism and patriotism (as distinct from nationalism) in
the writings of contemporary philosophers and political theorists. This observation
is surprising in light of the post-Cold War revival of federalism in political
practice and political theory, as well as the renewed interest in patriotism among
philosophers and political theorists. It is even more surprising if we consider that
the key components of the language of federalism are derived from the Latin
foedus, which means an alliance or association among individuals or communities
aiming at the promotion of both self-rule and shared rule. The very fact of an
alliance or association among communities has two basic implications with
respect to the relationship between federalism and patriotism. First, citizens
come to (more or less) formally belong to two communities: they continue to
be part of one of the constitutive communities, while becoming members of the
alliance or association of communities itself. Second, under certain conditions,
they might come to supplement their sense of belonging to one of the constitutive
communities by a sense of belonging to the alliance or association. In other
words, they might develop a dual or even plural (in the case of a federation including federations) patriotism, in line with the institutional duality or plurality characteristic of federal systems. The first part of the chapter provides an overview of the history of the relationship between federalism and patriotism in Western modern political thought and aims to elucidate some of its defining moments. Through a study of major debates over federal forms of governments, it shows how the monism of the nation-state model and of the language of nationalism is key to understand why the possibility of a dual or plural patriotism has been repeatedly ignored or downplayed since the eighteenth century. The second part of the chapter suggests that some of the most promising connections between patriotism and federalism might come from the contemporary literature on multinational federal democracies. This hypothesis is investigated through the preliminary study of two of these connections in the works of Charles Taylor and James Tully.
Books by Dimitrios Karmis
of connection between federalism and patriotism (as distinct from nationalism) in
the writings of contemporary philosophers and political theorists. This observation
is surprising in light of the post-Cold War revival of federalism in political
practice and political theory, as well as the renewed interest in patriotism among
philosophers and political theorists. It is even more surprising if we consider that
the key components of the language of federalism are derived from the Latin
foedus, which means an alliance or association among individuals or communities
aiming at the promotion of both self-rule and shared rule. The very fact of an
alliance or association among communities has two basic implications with
respect to the relationship between federalism and patriotism. First, citizens
come to (more or less) formally belong to two communities: they continue to
be part of one of the constitutive communities, while becoming members of the
alliance or association of communities itself. Second, under certain conditions,
they might come to supplement their sense of belonging to one of the constitutive
communities by a sense of belonging to the alliance or association. In other
words, they might develop a dual or even plural (in the case of a federation including federations) patriotism, in line with the institutional duality or plurality characteristic of federal systems. The first part of the chapter provides an overview of the history of the relationship between federalism and patriotism in Western modern political thought and aims to elucidate some of its defining moments. Through a study of major debates over federal forms of governments, it shows how the monism of the nation-state model and of the language of nationalism is key to understand why the possibility of a dual or plural patriotism has been repeatedly ignored or downplayed since the eighteenth century. The second part of the chapter suggests that some of the most promising connections between patriotism and federalism might come from the contemporary literature on multinational federal democracies. This hypothesis is investigated through the preliminary study of two of these connections in the works of Charles Taylor and James Tully.