Wednesday, January 09, 2008

[Canada] Governing DIVERSITY : Democratic Solutions in Multicultural Societies / International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, December 2007
PDF - http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/collection_2007/dd-rd/E84-23-2007E.pdf
Razmik Panossian, Bruce Berman and Anne Linscott
Ethnicity & Democratic Governance ; Rights & Democracy
"The politics of ethnicity and nationalism have occupied a central position in global social and political dynamics in the past 20 years. In Canada, these dynamics are expressed in the debates about multiculturalism, “reasonable accommodation,” and Quebec-English Canada relations. How to govern multi-ethnic, multi-national, and multi-religious polities remains a major challenge for political leaders and policy makers throughout the world. How to govern – and negotiate – such societies in a democratic manner is the subject of this book."