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...