Territorial Pluralism: Managing Difference in Multinational States

Territorial pluralism is often viewed as a means for the peaceful, democratic, and just management of difference in states characterized by cleavages along ethnic, national, linguistic, and cultural lines. But is territorial pluralism still relevant in a world where the politics of identity pose ever greater challenges? This book examines the normative and empirical dimensions of territorial pluralism, which emerges as an important, though hardly perfect, means for successful management of competing political projects within plural states. With identity conflicts continuing to influence domestic and international politics across the globe, the provocative themes raised by this volume will have significant resonance.