Author: Michael Anthony McCarthyPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Group Representation in the Plural Society
Author: Michael Anthony McCarthyPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
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Intergroup Accommodation in Plural Societies
Author: Nic RhoodiePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349043141
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Plural Societies
Author: Power-Sharing and Consociational Theory
Author: Brighid Brooks KellyPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030141918
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Fifty years ago, academics and policymakers throughout the world agreed that it was impossible for certain sets of historically antagonistic groups to coexist peacefully on a long-term basis. This book examines the system of consociation, which was identified by Arend Lijphart and ended that pessimistic consensus. Lijphart’s specific observations concerning the impact of consociation are assessed quantitatively and qualitatively, facilitated through careful operationalization of his descriptions of consociation’s four components: grand coalition, minority veto, proportionality, and segmental autonomy. Insights derived from a dataset representing the experiences of eighty-eight countries are examined further through case study analysis of the seven societies most often discussed in relation to consociation: Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Switzerland. The components of consociation are found to promote lasting peace in divided societies most successfully when combined with additional incentives for the encouragement of cross-cutting cleavages and shared loyalties.
Legislatures in Plural Societies
Author: Albert F. EldridgePublisher: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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The Quality of Political Representation in Plural Societies
Author: Miriam HänniDemocracy in Plural Societies
Author: Arend LijphartPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300024940
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
While it may be difficult to achieve and maintain stable democratic governments in countries with deep religious, ideological, linguistic, cultural, or ethnic cleavages, Lijphart argues that it is not at all impossible. Through the analysis of political systems in six continents, he demonstrates that what he calls consociational democracy can be successful in severely divided or plural societies. "Here, once again, Arend Lijphart is directing our attention to matters which will surely engage much of the attention of students of comparative politics in the next decade." G. Bingham Powell, Jr., American Political Science Review "A study which can speak to such a wide audience in political science deserves a warm welcome from the profession." Government and Opposition "A copybook example of the comparative method of political analysis, as well as indispensable reading for all who have an interest in the nature and prospects of representative democracy, whether in Europe or beyond."--The Times Higher Education Supplement "This well-written work, containing a wealth of information on politics of many diverse nations, is highly recommended."--Library Journal
Managing Diversity in Plural Societies
Author: Ajay Kumar SinghPublisher:
ISBN: 9788178271262
Category : Cultural pluralism
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Knowledge in Context
Author: Sandra JovchelovitchPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351700618
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
In this classic edition of her groundbreaking text Knowledge in Context, Sandra Jovchelovitch revisits her influential work on the societal and cultural processes that shape the development of representational processes in humans. Through a novel analysis of processes of representation, and drawing on dialogues between psychology, sociology and anthropology, Jovchelovitch argues that representation, a social psychological construct relating Self, Other and Object-world, is at the basis of all knowledge. Exploring the dominant assumptions of western conceptions of knowledge and the quest for a unitary reason free from the ‘impurities’ of person, community and culture, Jovchelovitch recasts questions related to historical comparisons between the knowledge of adults and children, ‘civilised’ and ‘primitive’ peoples, scientists and lay communities and examines the ambivalence of classical theorists such as Piaget, Vygotsky, Freud, Durkheim and Lévy-Bruhl in addressing these issues. Featuring a new introductory chapter, the author evaluates the last decade of research since Knowledge in Context first appeared and reassesses the social psychology of the contemporary public sphere, exploring how challenges to the dialogicality of representations reconfigure both community and selfhood in this early 21st century. This book will make essential reading for all those wanting to follow debates on knowledge and representation at the cutting edge of social, cultural and developmental psychology, sociology, anthropology, development and cultural studies.
Representation in Plural Societies
Author: William James Miller MackenziePublisher:
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Languages : en
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