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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459057403321

Autore

Fessha Yonatan Tesfaye

Titolo

Ethnic diversity and federalism [[electronic resource] ] : constitution making in South Africa and Ethiopia / / Yonatan Tesfaye Fessha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, Surrey, : Ashgate, 2010

ISBN

1-317-14098-2

1-317-14097-4

1-282-90715-8

9786612907159

1-4094-0311-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Disciplina

320.963

Soggetti

Multiculturalism - South Africa

Multiculturalism - Ethiopia

Federal government - South Africa

Federal government - Ethiopia

Ethnic groups - Civil rights - South Africa

Ethnic groups - Civil rights - Ethiopia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Table of Statutes; Table of Cases; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Towards the Recognition of Ethnic Diversity; 3 Federalism as Institutional Design to Recognize and Accommodate Ethnic Diversity; 4 Ethnicity in South Africa's Political and Constitutional Development; 5 Institutional Recognition and Accommodation of Ethnic Diversity in South Africa; 6 Ethnicity in Ethiopia's Political and Constitutional Development; 7 Marrying Federalism with Ethnicity: The Case of Ethiopia; 8 Conclusion and Lessons; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The book examines how institutions of multi-ethnic states have been designed to accommodate ethnic diversity and maintain national unity. It locates institutional responses to the challenges of ethnic diversity within the context of a federal arrangement, examining how this has



been used to reconcile the conflicting pressures of the demand for the recognition of distinctive identities, and the promotion of political and territorial integrity.