Ethnic Diversity and the Nation State: National Cultural Autonomy Revisited

ISBN-13: 9780415696906 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 184 str.

David J. Smith; John Hiden

Opis

This book offers a fresh perspective on current academic and political debates around multiculturalism, democracy, the relationship between nation and state and the political management of ethnic diversity in today 's Europe and beyond.

It brings to light the hitherto neglected contribution that Eastern Europe has made to these debates, by examining the concept of National Cultural Autonomy and its practical applications from the turn of the twentieth century until the present day. In doing this, it assesses the potential applicability of this endogenous eastern model at a time when the region is intensifying its engagement with the institutional structures, normative frameworks and policy debates of the Euro-Atlantic area.

This book will appeal to students and scholars of political science, history, sociology and European studies, and also to policy makers and others interested in minority rights and ethnic conflict regulation.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Nation, State and Minority in Modern Europe  2. Voices in the Wilderness  3. The Baltic Arena  4. The Practice of Autonomy  5. Nationalities in Congress  6. The New Nationalist Wave  7. Cultural Autonomy: A New Chapter

O autorze

David J Smith is Professor of History and Politics at the University of Glasgow, UK. John Hiden is Emeritus Professor of European History, Bradford University, UK.