Multinational Democracies is the first collaborative, multi-perspective critical survey of a new and distinctive type of political association that is coming into prominence in the twenty-first century. These are democratic societies that are not only multicultural but also multinational: that is, they comprise two or more nations. Nineteen leading comparative political scientists and political theorists from Europe and North America clarify the complex character and tensions of multinational democracies by reflecting on four exemplars--the United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium and Canada. The work offers a new approach to the study, understanding and governing of multinational societies and, in so doing, of culturally diverse societies more generally. This volume will be of interest to those concerned with diverse societies, nationalism, struggles for recognition, federalism and democratic constitutionalism in conditions of pluralism.
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Over the past century the dominant form of political organization has been the single nation-state. This form of democracy is giving way to more complex societies; ones that are multicultural and multinational in composition. This volume by fifteen leading political scientists and political theorists is the first collaborative study of existing multinational democracies and the difficulties involved in governing them. The book concentrates on European and North American democracies and will be of interest to those concerned about the increasing plurality and cultural complexity of modern societies.
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Forget Nexium or NyQuil - THIS book is the best cure for insomnia.Let me sum it up in 2 sentances - (1) There are countries in this world with more than one nationality within their borders. (2) From Spain's enclave of Basques to Iraq's Kurd, Shia, and Sunni populations, these countries will be the future scene of conflict. No Kidding. Skip this book and go read Samuel Huntington's The Clash of Civilization.
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nested nationalities, plural federalism, ethnoterritorial concurrence, federal language policy, federal party system, inclusive political culture, competing national visions, comparative grievance, asymmetrical federalism, multinational democracies, multination state, citizen dispositions, territorial unilingualism, multinational identity, multinational democracy, multinational federalism, multinational societies, federalization process, constitutional identity, rival nationalities, distinct society clause, multinational federations, multinational society, national pluralism, federal agreements Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Northern Ireland, European Union, United Kingdom, North America, Supreme Court, Meech Lake Accord, United States, Charlottetown Accord, Constitution Act, Official Languages Act, New Brunswick, English Canada, Second Republic, Second World War, British Columbia, Charles Taylor, Labour Party, Royal Commission, Calgary Declaration, Ferran Requejo, Republic of Ireland, Wayne Norman, Great Britain, Pierre Trudeau, Van Houten New!
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province, nation or first nation. It is the people themselves who must experience the present system of recognition as imposed and unjust. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nested nationalities, plural federalism, ethnoterritorial concurrence, federal language policy, federal party system, inclusive political culture, competing national visions, comparative grievance, asymmetrical federalism, multinational democracies, multination state, citizen dispositions, territorial unilingualism, multinational identity, multinational democracy, multinational federalism, multinational societies, federalization process, constitutional identity, rival nationalities, distinct society clause, multinational federations, multinational society, national pluralism, federal agreements Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Northern Ireland, European Union, United Kingdom, North America, Supreme Court, Meech Lake Accord, United States, Charlottetown Accord, Constitution Act, Official Languages Act, New Brunswick, English Canada, Second Republic, Second World War, British Columbia, Charles Taylor, Labour Party, Royal Commission, Calgary Declaration, Ferran Requejo, Republic of Ireland, Wayne Norman, Great Britain, Pierre Trudeau, Van Houten New!
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- Politics In Northern Ireland (Studies in Irish Politics) by Paul Mitchell in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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