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Tolerance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Rafael Del Águila
Rafael Del Águila*
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Departamento de Ciencia Política, Edificio Ciencias Jurídicas, Políticas y Económicas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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E-mail: rafael.delaguila@uam.es
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Abstract

Tolerance is a key concept in contemporary political theory and practice. Clearly, it is linked to such difficult classical questions as rights, freedom, state neutrality, the role of autonomy in liberalism, the limits of toleration, etc. However, nowadays, the concept of tolerance also cuts across several important political issues: multiculturalism, pluralism, the ‘rights’ of cultures, interculturalism, reflexivity and dialogue as foundations of democracy, etc. This paper analyses the concept and explores its theoretical difficulties.

Keywords

toleranceliberalismmulticulturalismidentity

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European Political Science , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , September 2005, pp. 263 - 272
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Copyright © 2005 European Consortium for Political Research

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