The Quality of Divided Democracies Minority Inclusion, Exclusion, and Representation in the New Europe

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Synopsis

The Quality of Divided Democracies contemplates how democracy works, or fails to work, in ethnoculturally divided societies. It advances a new theoretical approach to assessing quality of democracy in divided societies, and puts it into practice with the focused comparison of two divided democracies—Estonia and Latvia. The book uses rich comparative data to tackle the vital questions of what determines a democracy’s level of inclusiveness and the ways in which minorities can gain access to the policy-making process. It uncovers a “voice–polarization dilemma” for minorities’ inclusion in the democratic process, which has implications for academic debates on minority representation and ethnic politics, as well as practical implications for international and national institutions’ promotion of minority rights.

Book details

Series:
New Comparative Politics
Author:
Licia Cianetti
ISBN:
9780472124626
Related ISBNs:
9780472131167
Publisher:
University of Michigan Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2019-04-15
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2019
Copyright by:
Licia Cianetti 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Politics and Government