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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Matthias Koenig; P F A de Guchteneire; Unesco. |
| ISBN: | 9780754670292 0754670295 9780754670308 0754670309 9789231040504 9231040502 |
| OCLC Number: | 71779002 |
| Description: | xvii, 308 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Political governance of cultural diversity / Matthias Koenig, Paul de Guchteneire -- Nationalism, ethnic conflict and democratic governance / Juan Diez-Medrano -- Constitutional and governmental policies towards Basque nationalist extremism / Enric Martínez-Herrera -- Conflict management in Northern Ireland / Stefan Wolff The decline of the PKK and the viability of a one-state solution in Turkey / Matthew Adam Kocher -- Linguistic rights as an integral part of human rights - a legal perspective / Fernand de Varennes -- Protecting linguistic minorities-the role of the OSCE / Sally Holt, John Packer -- Language legislation in the Baltic states / Boriss Cilcvic̆s -- Language rights in South Africa : an adequate level of minority protection? / Kristin Henrard -- The impact of language policy on endangered languages / Suzanne Romaine -- The resurgence of religious movements in the processes of globalization - beyond the end of history or the clash of civilizations / Shmuel N. Eisenstadt -- Modes of religious pluralism under conditions of globalization / Ole Riis -- Prison Chaplaincy in England and Wales - from Anglican brokerage to a multi-faith approach / James A. Beckford -- The challenges of religious pluralism in post-Soviet Russia / Kathy Rousselet. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Matthias Koenig and Paul de Guchteneire. |
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Abstract:
By unanimous adoption of the Universal Declaration of Cultural Diversity, the UNESCO Member States accepted a new ethical approach to respect diversity as a guiding principle for democratic societies. While support for the Declaration remains strong, there is a general awareness that the democratic management of multicultural societies needs rethinking and further development. This publication examines the political governance of cultural diversity, specifically how public policy-making has dealt with the claims for cultural recognition that have increasingly been expressed by ethno-national movements, language groups, religious minorities, indigenous peoples and migrant communities. Its principle aim is to understand, explain and assess public policy responses to ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity. Adopting interdisciplinary perspectives of comparative social sciences, the contributors address the conditions, forms, and consequences of democratic and human-rights-based governance of multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and multi-faith societies.--Publisher's description.
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- Human rights.
- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects.
- Minorities -- Civil rights.
- Multiculturalism.
- Cultural pluralism.
- Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
- Relations interethniques -- Aspect politique.
- Minorités -- Droits.
- Multiculturalisme.
- Pluralisme.
- Mensenrechten.
- Godsdienstige minderheden.
- Nationalisme.
- Godsdienstige bewegingen.
- Multiculturele samenlevingen.