The Accommodation of Cultural Diversity

The management of cultural diversity is a major challenge in many states. This book follows up the theoretical analysis of Ethnic Diversity and Public Policy with detailed case studies from leading international experts on Malaysia, Tanzania, Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago, Northern Ireland, Spain and the United States of America to discover what lessons can be learnt for policy-makers in other divided societies.

Autorentext

CRAWFORD YOUNG is Rupert Emerson and H. Edwin Young Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he has taught since 1963. He is the author of several books, two of which have won prizes, The Politics of Cultural Pluralism and The African Colonial State in Comparative Perspective. He has also taught in Uganda, Zaire and Senegal.

Zusammenfassung
This book follows up the theoretical analysis of Ethnic Diversity and Public Policy with detailed case studies from leading international experts on Malaysia, Tanzania, Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago, Northern Ireland, Spain and the United States of America to discover what lessons can be learnt for policy-makers in other divided societies.

Inhalt
List of Tables Preface Notes on the Contributors Case Studies in Cultural Diversity and Public Policy: Comparative Reflections; C.Young Stability in Racially Divided Societies: The Malaysian Case; L.P.Ping The Political Mediation of Ethnic and Religious Diversity in Tanzania; A.M.Tripp Mauritius: Cultural Accommodation in a Diverse Island Polity; M.Dinan, V.Nababsing & H.Mathur Public Policy and Ethnic Conflict Regulation: Trinidad and Tobago; R.R.Premdas Northern Ireland: Beyond the Time of Troubles?; J.Darby Spain: Political Autonomy and Ethnic Accommodation ; G.Jauregui The United States: Race, Religion, Ethnicity and the Civic Culture; L.H.Fuch Index