본서에서 필자는 정치적 올바름 논쟁의 사회적 맥락과 주요 논쟁을 검토한 다음, 그에 따른 새로운 시민성을 모색하고자 한다. 이를 위해, 1부에서는 정치적 올바름 논쟁의 출현과 논쟁 범위를, 2부에서는 정치적 올바름 논쟁의 주요 이슈에 대한 실천적 담론 논쟁을 검토하고, 3부에서는 사회변동에 따른 시민성, 한국 혐오스피치 분석을 통해서 본 시민성 교육의 과제, 트랜스내셔널 사회와 관련하여 요구되는 시민성을 모색하였다.

필자가 논의한 정치적 올바름 논쟁에 관한 아홉 편의 글들은 모두가 68혁명 이후 다문화주의의 전개과정에 나타난 실천적 담론 논쟁들이다. 사람들이 살아가는 사회는 보편적인 인간으로 이루어져 있다기보다는, 다양한 견해와 욕망을 가진 구체적 인간들로 이루어져 있는데, 그동안 철학이나 사회과학에서 제기된 담론들 대부분이 보편성, 일반성에 토대하고 있어서 현실성이 부족했다. 프랑스 시민혁명의 영향으로 법적ㆍ정치적 평등이 민주주의 사회에서 이미 어느 정도 제도로 정착하였지만 ‘평등은 공장 문 앞에서 멈춘다’는 말처럼 실질적 평등을 현실 속에서 확보하는 것은 쉽지가 않다. 반세기 전 68혁명 시기에 서구사회의 소수자집단 사람들은 사회문화 공간에서의 자유와 평등을 인정받기 위해 새로운 사회운동을 모색하였고, 1987년 이후 새로운 사회운동은 정치적 올바름 논쟁이라는 이름의 실천적 담론논쟁을 시도하고 있다. 최근 한국사회에 등장한 숙의 민주주의의 시도에서 볼 수 있듯 이제 한국사회에서도 시위나 농성 등의 물리적 다툼보다는 정치적 올바름 논쟁과 같은 실천적 담론논쟁이 활성화되어 상대방의 주장에 귀를 기울이고 의견을 조율해가는 것이 사회적 갈등 해결의 새로운 방법의 하나로 정착되어야 할 것이다. 

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서문: 정치적 올바름 논쟁과 시민성 ····································11

제1부 정치적 올바름 논쟁의 이해

1장 정치적 올바름 논쟁의 출현 ············································21

1. 정치적 올바름 논쟁의 접근법 ·······································22

2. 정치적 올바름 논쟁에 이르기까지의 저항운동 ······················25

3. 다문화주의와 정치적 올바름 논쟁의 출현 ···························30

4. 정치적 올바름 논쟁을 둘러싼 개념 지도 ····························40

2장 정치적 올바름의 개념과 논쟁 범위 ····································47

1. 정치적 올바름의 의미 ···············································48

2. 정치적 올바름과 다문화주의 ·········································53

3. 정치적 올바름 논쟁의 주요 쟁점 ····································58

4. 정치적 올바름 논쟁의 의의 ··········································69

제2부 정치적 올바름 논쟁의 주요 쟁점

3장 정전 논쟁 ·······························································79

1. 도전받는 근대 정전 ··················································80

2. 정전 선정 기준 논쟁 ················································89

3. 정전 논쟁: 반론과 비판 ············································104

4. 정전 논쟁과 문학 선집의 변화 ·····································110

4장 혐오스피치와 스피치코드 논쟁 ········································119

1. 혐오스피치의 개념과 연구 동향 ····································120

2. 스피치코드의 도입과 전개 ··········································125

3. 혐오스피치를 둘러싼 자유ㆍ평등 원리의 충돌 ·····················134

4. 스피치코드 적용 ····················································141

5. 스피치코드의 적정성 ···············································145

5장 다문화주의 커리큘럼 논쟁 ············································155

1. 다문화주의 커리큘럼의 사회적 배경 ·······························156

2. ｢문화 관념 가치｣ 코스로의 변화와 커리큘럼 논쟁 ················161

3. ｢차이에 관한 글쓰기｣ 과목 개설과 커리큘럼 논쟁 ················170

4. 다문화주의 커리큘럼을 둘러싼 찬반 논리 ··························176

6장 소수자우대정책 논쟁 ··················································199

1. 소수자우대정책 개념의 이해: 개념사적 접근 ·······················200

2. 1960년대 소수자우대정책 개념의 등장 ····························203

3. 1970년대 소수자우대정책: 고용목표와 이행시간표 ················210

4. 1980년대 보수의 반격: 할당제ㆍ역차별 ···························220

5. 1990년대 소수자우대정책: 다양성의 시대 ·························230

6. 소수자우대정책의 개념사적 이해 ···································238

제3부 변화하는 시민성

7장 사회변동과 시민성 논쟁 ···············································249

1. 근대국가의 성립과 시민성의 요청 ··································250

2. 동일성의 논리와 정체성 ············································255

3. 시민성의 분열 ······················································261

4. 한국 시민성의 형성과 도전 ········································270

5. 새로운 시민성: 외집단 배제 메커니즘을 넘어서 ···················279

8장 한국 혐오스피치와 시민성 ············································287

1. 한국 혐오스피치 연구방법 ··········································288

2. 한국 혐오스피치의 양상 ············································292

3. 한국 혐오스피치의 특징과 시민성 교육의 과제 ····················321

9장 트랜스내셔널 사회의 시민성 ··········································335

1. 트랜스내셔널 사회 공간의 형성 ····································337

2. 이주유형과 시민성 ··················································343

3. 트랜스내셔널 사회 공간과 정체성의 위기 ··························348

4. 트랜스내셔널 사회 공간의 시민성 모색 ····························356

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