Author : Karlo Basta,John McGarry,Richard Simeon
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774828208
Territorial Pluralism by Karlo Basta,John McGarry,Richard Simeon Pdf
Territorial pluralism is a form of political autonomy designed to accommodate national, ethnic, or linguistic differences within a state. It has the potential to provide for the peaceful, democratic, and just management of difference. But given traditional concerns about state sovereignty and unity, how realistic is it to expect that a state will agree to recognize and empower distinct substate communities? The contributors to this book answer this question by examining a wide variety of cases, including in developing and industrialized states and democratic and authoritarian regimes. They find that territorial pluralism remains a legitimate and effective means for managing difference in multinational states.