This interdisciplinary collection addresses the position of minorities in democratic societies, with a particular focus on minority rights and recognition. For the first time, it brings together leading international authorities on ethnicity, nationalism and minority rights from both social and political theory, with the specific aim of fostering further debate between the disciplines. In their introduction, the editors explore the ways in which politics and sociology can complement each other in unravelling the many contradictory aspects of complex phenomena. Topics addressed include the constructed nature of ethnicity, its relation to class and to 'new racism', different forms of nationalism, self determination and indigenous politics, the politics of recognition versus the politics of redistribution, and the re-emergence of cosmopolitanism. This book is essential reading for all those involved in the study of ethnicity, nationalism and minority rights.

Addresses the position of minorities in democratic societies, with a particular focus on minority rights.

About the Author
Stephen May is Professor of Education at the Unviersity of Waikato, New Zealand and a Senior Research Fellowin the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship, University of Bristol. Tariq Modood is Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy and the founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship at the University of Bristol. Judith Squires is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics at the University of Bristol


Book Information
ISBN 9780521603171
Author Stephen May
Format Paperback
Page Count 274
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 410g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm