LEADER 04086nam 22005415 450 001 9910736017103321 005 20230726211846.0 010 $a3-031-36239-X 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-36239-2 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30667415 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30667415 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-36239-2 035 $a(CKB)27865541600041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9927865541600041 100 $a20230726d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCommunalism and the Pursuit of Democracy $eA Reflection on the Eradication of Racialism and Promoting Social Harmony /$fby Chee-Beng Tan 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (95 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Tan, Chee-Beng Communalism and the Pursuit of Democracy Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031362385 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Evolution and Ethnicity -- 3. Communal Politics and Nationhood: Malaysia -- 4. Race and Democracy in USA Compared to Malaysia -- 5. Being, Racialism and Democracy -- 6. Conclusion. 330 $a"Beyond the dichotomy of primordiality and transactionalism in anthropological theory, Professor Tan Chee-Beng adduces evolutionary psychology to illuminate the phenomenon of ethnic/communal conflict in modern democracies. He suggests that a combination of conviviality and somewhat utopian sense of cosmopolitanism amongst 'ethnies' would be needed to combat ethnic nationalism by civic or civil nationalism. The argument concerning ethnic conundrum and its possible resolution is grounded in apt illustrations from Malaysia, the U.S.A., and the People's Republic of China among other parts of the world. It is an original and provocative contribution to global studies indeed.? ?Ravindra Jain, Former Professor of Sociology and Social Anthropology and Dean, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi This Palgrave Pivot examines why racialism is so persistent and the challenges it poses to the functioning of democracy and the attainment of national integration. It introduces an evolutionary psychology framework, which explains human innate potential to identify with and defend one?s group, but argues that racial dislike and conflicts are provoked by racial ideologies and the politics of ethnicity. By comparing the politics of race in a number of countries, including Malaysia and the United States, this book argues that attachment to one?s ethnic and religious identities does not hinder ethnic harmony. It is necessary to manage the issues of race and religion as well as promoting conviviality and cosmopolitanism for pursuing the ideal of common humanity and for maintaining a stable and meaningful democracy. This book concludes that democracy, as practiced, has some major weaknesses; as an ideal, it is still the best form of government to pursue. Chee-BengTan has taught at the University of Singapore, University of Malaya, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou. He is currently Adjunct Professor, CUHK, and Adjunct Professor, Tunku Abdul Rahman University. A cultural anthropologist, he has done research in Malaysia and China. . 606 $aRace 606 $aPolitical sociology 606 $aEvolutionary psychology 606 $aRace and Ethnicity Studies 606 $aPolitical Sociology 606 $aEvolutionary Psychology 615 0$aRace. 615 0$aPolitical sociology. 615 0$aEvolutionary psychology. 615 14$aRace and Ethnicity Studies. 615 24$aPolitical Sociology. 615 24$aEvolutionary Psychology. 676 $a321.8 700 $aTan$b Chee-Beng$0644841 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910736017103321 996 $aCommunalism and the Pursuit of Democracy$93421483 997 $aUNINA