Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems - 9781138108554

Name: Federal Solutions to Ethnic Problems - 9781138108554
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Federal Solutions to Ethnic ProblemsAccommodating Diversity\nAuthor(s): Liam Anderson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138108554, 978-1138108554\nSynopsis\nExploring five distinct models of federal arrangement, this book evaluates the relative merits of each model as a mechanism for managing relations in ethnically divided societies. Two broad approaches to this issue, accommodation and denial, are identified and, from this, five distinct models of federal arrangement are derived. The models; ethnic, anti-ethnic, territorial, ethno-territorial, and federacy, are defined and then located within their broader theoretical tradition. \n\nDetailed case studies are used to evaluate the strengths and weakness of each model and highlight patterns in the success and failure rates of the universe of post-1945 federal arrangements. From this it is clear that two forms of ethnically defined federal arrangement federacy and.