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11. Direct Democracy and Minority Rights

    A Critical Assessment of the Tyranny of the Majority in the American States

    By Daniel C. Lewis

    Series: Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation

    This book conclusively demonstrates that direct democracy—institutions like the ballot initiative and the referendum—endangers the rights of minorities and perpetuates a tyranny of the majority. While advocates of direct democracy advocate that these institutions protect citizens from corrupt...

    Published November 13th 2012 by Routledge
12. The Paradox of Federalism

    Does Self-Rule Accommodate or Exacerbate Ethnic Divisions?

    Edited by Jan Erk, Lawrence M. Anderson

    The paradox of federalism is about whether self-rule accommodates or exacerbates ethnic divisions. A federal arrangement which formally recognizes ethno-linguistic diversity to help manage divisions can also pave the way for eventual disintegration. The case studies in this book cover a wide...

    Published November 12th 2012 by Routledge
13. Responses to Stigmatization in Comparative Perspective

    Edited by Michèle Lamont, Nissim Mizrachi

    Series: Ethnic and Racial Studies

    Multiculturalism and diversity have raised a number of challenges for liberal democracy, not least the stigmatization of people in response to these developments. In this book, leading experts from a range of disciplines look at the responses to stigmatization from the perspectives of ordinary...

    Published September 3rd 2012 by Routledge
14. Turkey and the EU: Accession and Reform

    Edited by Gamze Avci, Ali Çarkoğlu

    Series: South European Society and Politics

    Turkish accession to the European Union is an important but controversial item on the agenda of the European Union. By focusing on the various domestic sources that drive Turkish politics, this comprehensive study of both classic and new topics supported by fresh, new insights fills a void in the...

    Published August 29th 2012 by Routledge
15. Religion, Race, and Barack Obama's New Democratic Pluralism

    Edited by Gastón Espinosa

    Series: Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance

    Contrary to popular claims, religion played a critical role in Barack Obama’s 2008 election as president of the United States. Religion, race, and gender entered the national and electoral dialogue in an unprecedented manner. What stood out most in the 2008 presidential campaign was not that...

    Published August 26th 2012 by Routledge
16. Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Nepal

    Identities and Mobilization after 1990

    Edited by Mahendra Lawoti, Susan Hangen

    Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

    Identity movements, based on ethnicity, caste, language, religion and regional identity, have become increasingly significant in Nepal, reshaping debates on the definition of the nation, nationalism and the structure of the state. This book analyzes the rapid rise in ethnic and nationalist...

    Published August 15th 2012 by Routledge
17. The Alevis in Turkey and Europe

    Identity and Managing Territorial Diversity

    By Elise Massicard

    Series: Exeter Studies in Ethno Politics

    This book examines the development of identity politics amongst the Alevis in Europe and Turkey, which simultaneously provided the movement access to different resources and challenged its unity of action. While some argue that Aleviness is a religious phenomenon, and others claim it is a...

    Published August 6th 2012 by Routledge
18. The Politics of Race in Latino Communities

    Walking the Color Line

    By Atiya Kai Stokes-Brown

    Series: Routledge Series on Identity Politics

    Latinos are the fastest growing population group in the U.S. and have exerted widespread influence in numerous aspects of American culture from entertainment to economics. Unlike Asian, black, white, and Native Americans who are defined by race, Latinos can be of any race and are beginning to shed...

    Published June 24th 2012 by Routledge
19. Ethnic Politics and Democratic Transition in Rwanda

    By David Kiwuwa

    Series: Democratization Studies

    This book offers an examination of how a deeply divided post-conflict society embarks on democratic transition. Using Rwanda as the case study, it combines analysis of democratic transition and ethnopolitical debate, asking why deeply divided ethnic societies have a tendency to fail. Though...

    Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
20. War and Revolution in the Caucasus

    Georgia Ablaze

    Edited by Stephen F. Jones

    Series: ThirdWorlds

    The South Caucasus has traditionally been a playground of contesting empires. This region, on the edge of Europe, is associated in Western minds with ethnic conflict and geopolitical struggles in August 2008. Yet, another war broke out in this distant European periphery as Russia and Georgia...

    Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge