The Politics of Multinational States

by Don MacIver (Editor)

Overview

The events of recent years have demonstrated beyond doubt not only that ethnic pluralism presents major problems for the management of political systems, but that it is also a major cause of their failure and disintegration. This timely and topical book discusses the general issue of ethnic pluralism and considers a range of types of multi-ethnic society within a common analytical framework. It then examines the responses of governments to the problems of ethnic diversity and assesses the effects of ethnic conflict on the development and viability of states.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333653197
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	11/18/1998
Edition description:	1999
Pages:	315
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Tables and Figures - The Contributors - Preface - Introduction: States and ethnic pluralism - PART ONE: DOMINANT PLURALISM - India; Vernon Hewitt - Russia; Peter Duncan - PART TWO: BIPOLAR PLURALISM - Belguim; John Fitzmaurice - Czechoslovakia; Karen Henderson - PART THREE: COMPLEX PLURALISM - Lebanon; Fida Nazralla - Switzerland; John Steinberg - Yugoslavia; John Bennett - PART FOUR: ETHNO-REGIONALISM - Britain; Michael Keating - Canada; Don MacIver - Spain; John Gibbons - Bibliography - Index

Editorial Reviews

Examines problems governments encounter ruling countries that encompass more than one nation, their ability to adapt and persist during ethnic conflict, politics, outcomes of policies, and the range of experiences. Considers India and Russia as states with dominant pluralism, Belgium and Czechoslovakia as examples of bipolar pluralism, complex pluralist states such as Lebanon and Yugoslavia, and ethno-regionalism such as in Britain and Spain. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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