Michael Ignatieff's Democracy And Rights Revolution

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An ideology of revolution through an improvement of rights system was illustrated and discussed in Michael Ignatieff’s article “Democracy and Rights Revolution” (2000). He revealed that this transition, which started from 1960s, has effects both improving equality of the society and protecting one right for all people—the right to be different. Meanwhile, the author also pointed out that people who were granted the rights they asked for did not necessarily wish the same for others. As a result of rights revolution, Canada has become one of the most distinct countries, in which the rights cultures prevail, and it has a pivotal role in promoting the concept internationally as well. Rights revolution has significantly enhanced the inclusiveness

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