Paul De Guchteneire

Democracy and Human Rights in Multicultural Societies

Herausgeber: Koenig, Matthias

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examines the political governance of cultural diversity, specifically how public policy-making has dealt with the claims for cultural recognition expressed by ethno-national movements, language groups, religious minorities, and migrant communities. This book aims to understand public-policy responses to ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity.

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Published in association with UNESCO, this volume examines the political governance of cultural diversity. Interdisciplinary to comparative social sciences, it assesses public-policy responses to ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity, and addresses the conditions, forms, and consequences of democratic and human-rights-based governance of multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and multi-faith societies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9780754670308
• ISBN-10: 0754670309
• Artikelnr.: 40412035

Autorenporträt

Matthias Koenig

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface, UNESCO; Introduction: Political governance of cultural
diversity, Matthias Koenig and Paul de Guchteneire. Part I Ethno-national
Movements: Nationalism, ethnic conflict and democratic governance, Juan
DÃez-Medrano; Constitutional and governmental policies towards Basque
nationalist extremism, Enric MartÃnez-Herrera; Conflict management in
Northern Ireland, Stefan Wolff; The decline of the PKK and the viability of
a one-state solution in Turkey, Matthew Adam Kocher. Part II Linguistic
Diversity: Linguistic rights as an integral part of human rights - a legal
perspective, Fernand de Varennes; Protecting linguistic minorities - the
role of the OSCE, Sally Holt and John Packer; Language legislation in the
Baltic states, Boris Cilevics; Language rights in South Africa: an adequate
level of minority protection?, Kristin Henrard; The impact of language
policy on endangered languages, Suzanne Romaine. Part III Religious
Diversity: The resurgence of religious movements in the processes of
globalization - beyond the end of history or the clash of civilizations,
Shmuel N. Eisenstadt; Modes of religious pluralism under conditions of
globalization, Ole Riis; Prison chaplaincy in England and Wales - from
Anglican brokerage to a multi-faith approach, James A. Beckford; The
challenges of religious pluralism in post-Soviet Russia, Kathy Rousselet;
Index.