Diversity and Unity in Federal Countries (Global Dialogue on Federalism Booklet Series, 7) - Softcover

Moreno, Luis; Colino, César

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0773537392 ISBN 13: 9780773537392

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2010

Synopsis

With the recent emergence of large-scale transnational migrant networks, diversity has become a central issue in domestic and international politics. Debates among academics, politicians, and the general public over the accommodation of diversity have revealed both challenges and opportunities for federal countries facing demands that minorities have equal rights, protection, and full participation in the public sphere. Not all federal countries have the same configuration of diversity and different institutional responses and strategies can be observed in the twelve federal countries considered: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Nigeria, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States of America.

In Diversity and Unity in Federal Countries, leading scholars and practitioners analyse the current political, socio-economic, spatial, and cultural diversity in the countries under consideration before delving into the role that social, historical, and political factors have had in shaping the balance of diversity and unity. The authors assess the value placed on diversity by examining whether present institutional arrangements and public policies restrict or enhance diversity and address the future challenges of balancing diversity and unity in an increasingly populated and mobile world.

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About the Authors

Luis Moreno is a research professor at the Centre for Human and Social Sciences at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Spain. César Colino is an associate professor at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia in Spain.

César Colino is an associate professor at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia in Spain.

From the Back Cover

Filling a crucial need, the books and booklets in this series provide an analysis of federal systems. Offering solid, practical information and contrasting theoretical and practical perspectives, each volume focuses on a crucial dimension of federal governance through case studies of countries that illustrate federalism's diversity, strengths and weaknesses.

The Global Dialogue is a joint program of the Forum of Federations and the International Association of Centers for Federal Studies (IACFS).

Edition details

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773537392
• ISBN 13: 9780773537392
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 450