Multinational Democracies

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Multinational Democracies
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Alain-G. Gagnon
Edited by James Tully
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:428
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780521804738
ClassificationsDewey:323.1
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 30 July 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Reviews

'Multinational Democracies is a scholarly collection that provokes serious reflection on the dilemmas of modern governance.' Irish Political History