Democratizing hegemonic state

Ilan Peleg0521880882, 9780521880886, 9780511350207

This book explores alternative ways of solving political conflicts between ethnic groups in deeply divided societies. Through a detailed analysis of 14 different countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East, Peleg creates a framework that will allow humanity to move toward a solution to some of the bloodiest conflicts in history. Long-lasting solutions cannot be found by merely granting individuals equal rights, but by recognizing the rights of distinct groups. This book examines the most important political and ethical issue of the contemporary world: the future of deeply divided societies dominated by ethnic politics.

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Half-title……Page 3
Dedication……Page 4
Title……Page 5
Copyright……Page 6
Contents……Page 7
Preface……Page 9
National Conflict in Multinational States……Page 11
Approaches to Solutions: Political Engineering and Megaconstitutional Transformation……Page 14
The Structure of the Book……Page 17
Some Methodological Considerations……Page 22
The Basic Questions……Page 24
The Thesis……Page 25
The Emergence of Ethnic Conflict……Page 30
The Need for Solution……Page 33
Strategies for Solutions: Individual- and Group-Based……Page 38
Mechanisms and Methods for Reducing Ethnic Conflict……Page 43
The Hegemonic Option: Long- vs. Short-Term Results……Page 56
2 The Crucial Triangle……Page 59
Prerequisites of Contemporary Democracy……Page 61
The Multinational State Facing Diversity……Page 66
Hegemonic Behavior of Multinational States……Page 70
The Consequences of Hegemony……Page 75
Transforming the Hegemonic State……Page 78
The Logic of Classification……Page 88
Accommodationist vs. Exclusivist Multinational States……Page 93
Exclusivist Regimes: Minority vs. Majority Hegemony……Page 95
Accommodationist Regimes: Individual- vs. Group-Based……Page 99
Group-Rights Regimes: Power-Sharing vs. Power Division……Page 105
Types of System Transformation……Page 113
A Set of Empirical Questions: Comparing Transformative Experiences……Page 115
Semifederalism: The Case of Post-Franco Spain……Page 117
Recognizing Distinctiveness: The Canadian Case……Page 124
Devolution: The Case of the United Kingdom……Page 132
Cantonization: The Case of Switzerland and the Jura……Page 137
Summary……Page 145
Daring to Dream: Redesigning the Political Order……Page 147
Peaceful Separation: The Case of Czechoslovakia……Page 149
Forced Partition: The Case of the Republic of Cyprus……Page 155
Consociationalism: The Case of Northern Ireland……Page 163
Majoritarian Transformation: The Case of South Africa……Page 168
Mild Democratization: Israel and Turkey……Page 178
Mild Ethnicization: Estonia and Latvia……Page 189
Radical Ethnicization: Sri Lanka and Rwanda……Page 193
The Terminological Debate: The Nature of Ethnohegemony……Page 202
Explaining the Transformation of Ethnic Constitutional Orders……Page 206
International Pressure……Page 211
The Determination of the Dominant Group……Page 213
Compromising Proclivity in an Ethnicized System……Page 214
The System’s Political Engineering Capability……Page 216
The Consequences of Unyielding Ethnic Hegemony……Page 218
References……Page 223
Index……Page 244