Full Idea
On the view of 'differentiated citizenship', members of certain groups would be incorporated into the community, not only as individuals, but also through the group, and their rights would depend in part on their group membership.
Gist of Idea
Some individuals can gain citizenship as part of a group, rather than as mere individuals
Source
Will Kymlicka (Contemporary Political Philosophy (2nd edn) [2002], 8)
Book Reference
Kymlicka,Will: 'Contemporary Political Philosophy (2nd ed)' [OUP 2002], p.329
A Reaction
This is obviously a strategy to enable marginalised individuals to be fully included in society. The downside is that individuals gain their social identity through a label, rather than through themselves, which pure liberals dislike. 'Identity politics'.
Related Ideas
Idea 23376 Modern non-discrimination obliges modern citizens to treat each other as equals [Kymlicka]
Idea 23382 Rights derived from group membership are opposed to the idea of state citizenship [Kymlicka]