Democracy, Nationalism and Multiculturalism (Routledge Innovations in Political Theory)

__Democracy, Nationalism and Multiculturalism__ provides an up-to-date review of subnational and multicultural issues in Western multinational states. The book includes normative, institutional and comparative accounts of key issues such as:\* politics and policies of accommodation\* multiculturalism\* recognition of group rights\* federalist reforms and debates in Canada and European states\* the political construction of the European Union. Addressing How Democracies Can Deal With Plurality, Democracy, Nationalism And Multiculturalism Looks At The Political Accommodation Of National Plurality In Liberal Democracies And In The European Union At The Turn Of The Century. The Book Provides An Up To Date Review Of Subnational And Multicultural Issues In Western Multinational Democracies.--jacket. Dialogue Between Cultures / Bhikhu Parekh -- Interculturalism: Expanding The Boundaries Of Citizenship / Alain-g. Gagnon And Raffaele Iacovino -- Accommodating National Differences Within Multinational States / Philip Resnick -- Nation And Deliberation / Ramón Máiz -- From Nation-building To National Engineering: The Ethics Of Shaping Identities / Wayne Norman -- Multinational, Not 'postnational', Federalism / Ferran Requejo -- Federalism And Secession: East And West / Will Kymlicka -- Dilemmas Of Stateless Nations In The European Union / Klaus-jürgen Nagel -- The 'transformation' Of Governance: New Directions In Policy And Politics / John Loughlin. Edited By Ramón Máiz And Ferran Requejo. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.