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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451698103321

Autore

Peleg Ilan <1944->

Titolo

Democratizing the hegemonic state : political transformation in the age of identity / / Ilan Peleg [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007

ISBN

1-107-18463-0

1-281-08627-4

9786611086275

0-511-35110-0

0-511-34934-3

0-511-34837-1

0-511-57414-2

0-511-61125-0

0-511-35020-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 240 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Democratization

Nationalism

Ethnic conflict - Political aspects

Hegemony

Political stability

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-233) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Ethnonational Conflict in Multinational Polities; 2 The Crucial Triangle; 3 Classifying Multinational States; 4 Transforming Uni-national Hegemony in Divided Societies; 5 Transforming Uni-national Hegemony; 6 The Reverse Trend; 7 Beyond Hegemony in Deeply Divided Societies; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a new, comprehensive analytical framework for the examination of majority-minority relations in deeply divided societies. Hegemonic states in which one ethnic group completely dominates all others will continue to face enormous pressures to transform because



they are out of step with the new, emerging, global governing code that emphasizes democracy and equal rights. Refusal to change would lead such states to lose international legitimacy and face increasing civil strife, instability, and violence. Through systematic theoretical analysis and careful empirical study of 14 key cases, Peleg examines the options open to polities with diverse populations. Challenging the conventional wisdom of many liberal democrats, Peleg maintains that the preferred solution for a traditional hegemonic polity is not merely to grant equal rights to individuals, but also to incorporate significant group rights via mega-constitutional transformation.