Minority Rights - Key Concepts

The question of minority rights is one of the great dilemmas of contemporary politics. Increases in the flow of immigrants, migrants and refugees have raised public concerns that greater cultural and ethnic diversity creates instability within nation-states. But does stability really require homogeneity? Or can it be maintained in the presence of different minority groups? In this path-breaking book, Jackson Preece analyses whether traditional minority rights theory is sufficiently dynamic to inform effective responses to modern challenges. The central premise behind minority rights is that groups recognized and supported by the political community are far less likely to challenge its authority or threaten its territorial integrity. However, as Jackson Preece shows, the potential for collisions of values and interests still exists, and the possibility of a permanent solution to the problem of diversity remains illusive. Minority Rights will be an indispensable resource for students and scholars of political science, international relations, law, and sociology.

ISBN:	9780745623962
Publisher:	Polity Press
Imprint:	Polity Press
Published date:	23 Aug 2005
DEWEY:	323.1
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	196
Weight:	302g
Height:	142mm
Width:	216mm
Spine width:	16mm

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