Intergroup Accommodation in Plural Societies : A Selection of Conference Papers with Special Reference to the Republic of South Africa

Front Matter....Pages i-xxx Introduction....Pages 1-12 Limits of Government in the Third World....Pages 13-26 Majority Rule versus Democracy in Deeply Divided Societies....Pages 27-43 A Model of a Multinational Society as Developed in Austria-Hungary before 1918....Pages 44-52 Ethno-national versus Other Forms of Group Identity: The Problem of Terminology....Pages 53-83 The Right to Self-determination: Definition, Reality and Ideal Policy....Pages 84-114 Islamic-Arabism versus Pluralism: The Failure of Intergroup Accommodation in the Middle East....Pages 115-142 Patterns of Intergroup Accommodation in Southeast Asia: Is Democratic Pluralism Possible?....Pages 143-173 The Public Services in a Plural Society....Pages 174-178 Prescriptions for the Plural Society: Theory and Practice in the South African Context....Pages 179-196 Some Educational Imperatives regarding the Peaceful Pursuit of Intergroup Accommodation in a Plural Society....Pages 197-230 The Special Role of the Mass News Media in a Plural Society....Pages 231-248 The Problems of Intergroup Accommodation and Pluralism in the Politics of Pakistan....Pages 249-284 The Protection of Minority Rights in Africa....Pages 285-298 What is the Lesson of Swiss Solutions to Pluralist Problems for South Africa?....Pages 299-304 Plural Societies and the Application of Democracy....Pages 305-321 A Comparative Perspective on Metropolitan Areas as Laboratories for Community-oriented Local Government Reorganisation in South Africa....Pages 322-334 Plural Accommodation in South Africa: Problems, Perspectives and Solutions....Pages 335-347 Deriving Policy for South Africa....Pages 348-367 South Africa — a Black Viewpoint....Pages 368-373 The Restoration of Human Rights: a Means Towards Achieving Social Justice in South Africa....Pages 374-380 The Devolution of Power in South Africa: Problems and Prospects....Pages 381-396 South Africa’s Domestic Politics: Key Questions and Options....Pages 397-410 Individual Economic Responsibility: a Necessary Condition for a Stable Order in South Africa....Pages 411-420 Internal Security and External Support — the South African Dilemma....Pages 421-429 Citizenship and Intergroup Accommodation in Plural Societies....Pages 430-442 The Structuring of Political Change in South Africa....Pages 443-455 Cleavage and Conflict in Modern Type Societies....Pages 456-466 The Problems of Plural Societies with Special Reference of the Urban Blacks of South Africa....Pages 467-476 Back Matter....Pages 477-482