Democratizing the hegemonic state : political transformation in the age of identity / / Ilan Peleg

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813979103321
• Autore: Peleg Ilan <1944->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge ; ; New York, : 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.