Can Liberal Pluralism Be Exported? : Western Political Theory and Ethnic Relations in Eastern Europe.

Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 'Western Political Theory and Ethnic Relations in Eastern Europe' -- 2 Commentaries -- 1. 'Liberal Pluralism and Post-Communism' -- 2. 'Rethinking the State, Minorities, and National Security' -- 3. 'On the Chances of Ethnocultural Justice in East Central Europe' -- 4. 'Nation-States and Immigrant Societies' -- 5. 'New Democracies in the Old World' -- 6. 'Some Doubts about "Ethnocultural Justice"' -- 7. 'Reflections on Minority Rights Politics for East Central European Countries -- 8. 'Territorial Autonomy as a Minority Rights Regime in Post-Communist Countries' -- 9. 'Nation-Building and Beyond' -- 10. 'Ethnocultural Justice in East European States and the Case of the Czech Roma' -- 11. 'Definitions and Discourse: Applying Kymhcka's Models to Estonia and Latvia' -- 12. 'Universal Thought, Eastern Facts: Scrutinizing National Minority Rights in Romania' -- 13. 'Perspectives on a Liberal-Pluralist Approach to Ethnic Minorities in Ukraine' -- 14. 'Can Will Kymlicka be Exported to Russia?' -- 15. 'Nation-Building, Culture, and Problems of Ethnocultural Identity in Central Asia: The Case of Uzbekistan' -- 3 Reply and Conclusion -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Many post-communist countries in Central/Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union are being encouraged and indeed pressured by Western countries to improve their treatment of ethnic and national minorities, and to adopt Western models of minority rights. But what are these Western models, and will they work in Eastern Europe? In the first half of this volume, Will Kymlicka describes a model of 'liberal pluralism' which has gradually emerged in most Western democracies, and discusses what would be involved in adopting it in Eastern Europe. This is followed by 15 commentaries from people actively involved in minority rights issues in the region, as practitioners or academics, and by Kymlicka's reply. This volume will be of interest to anyone concerned with ethnic conflict in Eastern Europe, and with the more general question of whether Western liberal values can or should be promoted in the rest of the world.

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