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The Recognition of Ethnic and Language Diversity in Nation-States and Consociations

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Starting from the typology proposed by Michael Walzer that distinguishes between Nation-States and consociations, this chapter analyses two different kinds of politics of recognition of ethno-cultural and language diversity. It endeavours to show that despite their considerably disparate historical experiences, practically all the diverse types of governance of multiculturality in a globalized world have a wide range of problems as regards a decent recognition of ethno-cultural and linguistic diversity. The comparison between classic Nation-States (like the French and German type) and consociations (like Switzerland and Canada) intends to highlight, in particular, that the political agenda cannot be exported to plural societies just as the political agenda of plural societies cannot be transposed tout court into other societies. This analysis of the different politics of ethno-cultural and linguistic diversity is based on the method of comparison by contrast, which also challenges the soundness of universalistic models of interpretation.

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Giordano, C. (2019). The Recognition of Ethnic and Language Diversity in Nation-States and Consociations. In: Hogan-Brun, G., O’Rourke, B. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Minority Languages and Communities. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54066-9_5

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