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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799997503321

Autore

Catt Helena

Titolo

Sub-state nationalism : a comparative analysis of institutional design / / Helena Catt and Michael Murphy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-138-87439-6

0-203-36149-0

1-134-53393-4

1-280-02383-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (126 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in comparative politics ; ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

MurphyMichael <1962->

Disciplina

320.54

Soggetti

Minorities - Political activity

Ethnic groups - Political activity

Nationalism

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 (p. [192]-208) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I  Creating the matrix; Part II  Evidence from the cases; Part III  Using the matrix

Sommario/riassunto

A major feature of the political development of Western democracies is the growth of indigenous, ethnic and national groups striving for political self-determination. This book analyses the institutional responses individual governments have made to these demands. Sub-State Nationalism provides a much needed categorization and genuinely comparative analysis of the political voice gained by sub-state national groups in multinational democratic communities. The book includes international case-studies drawn from Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the USA. It covers the empirical questio