E-Book Overview
Territorial pluralism is often viewed as a means for the peaceful, democratic, and just management of difference in states characterized by cleavages along ethnic, national, linguistic, and cultural lines. But is territorial pluralism still relevant in a world where the politics of identity pose ever greater challenges? This book examines the normative and empirical dimensions of territorial pluralism, which emerges as an important, though hardly perfect, means for successful management of competing political projects within plural states. With identity conflicts continuing to influence domestic and international politics across the globe, the provocative themes raised by this volume will have significant resonance.
E-Book Content
Territorial Pluralism Ethnicity and Democratic Governance Series How can societies respond to the opportunities and challenges raised by ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural differences and do so in ways that promote democracy, social justice, peace, and stability? The volumes in this series seek answers to this fundamental question through innovative academic analysis that illuminates the policy choices facing citizens and governments as they address ethnocultural diversity. The volumes are the result of a collaborative research project on ethnicity and democratic governance under the general editorship of Bruce J. Berman. Volumes in the series Avigail Eisenberg and Will Kymlicka, eds., Identity Politics in the Public Realm: Bringing Institutions Back In Bruce J. Berman, Rajeev Bhargava, and André Laliberté, eds., Secular States and Religious Diversity Kristin R. Good, Luc Turgeon, and Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos, eds., Segmented Cities? How Urban Contexts Shape Ethnic and Nationalist Politics Avigail Eisenberg, Jeremy Webber, Glen Coulthard, and Andrée Boisselle, eds., Recognition versus Self-Determination: Dilemmas of Emancipatory Politics Karlo Basta, John McGarry, and Richard Simeon, eds., Territorial Pluralism: Managing Difference in Multinational States Forthcoming Bruce J. Berman, André Laliberté, and Stephen J. Larin, eds., Ethnic Claims and Moral Economies Ethnicity and Democratic Governance Edited by Karlo Basta, John McGarry, and Richard Simeon Territorial Pluralism Managing Difference in Multinational States © UBC Press 2015 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without prior written permission of the publisher. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Territorial pluralism: managing difference in multinational states / edited by Karlo Basta, John McGarry, and Richard Simeon. (Ethnicity and democratic governance series) Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-0-7748-2817-8 (bound). – ISBN 978-0-7748-2819-2 (pdf). – ISBN 978-0-7748-2820-8 (epub) 1. Cultural pluralism – Political aspects. 2. Cultural pluralism – Political aspects – Case studies. 3. Group identity – Political aspects. 4. Group identity – Political aspects – Case studies. 5. Regionalism. 6. Regionalism – Case studies. 7. Federal government. 8. Federal government – Case studies. I. Basta, Karlo, author, editor II. McGarry, John, author, editor III. Simeon, Richard, author, editor IV. Series: Ethnicity and democratic governance series HM1271.T47 2015 305.8 C2014-907238-4 C2014-907239-2 UBC Press gratefully acknowledges the financial support for our publishing program of the Government of Canada (through the Canada Book Fund), the Canada Council for the Arts, and the British Columbia Arts Council. This book has been published with the help of a grant from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Awards to Scholarly Publications Progr