Identity and Territorial Autonomy in Plural Societies

Abstract

Part 1 Comparative approaches: spatial and functional dimensions of autonomy - cross-national and theoretical perspectives, William Safran democracy, federalism, and nationalism in multinational states, Ramon Maiz local and global - mesogovernments and territorial identities, Luis Moreno. Part 2 Spanish experiences: identity, ethnicity, and the state in Spain - 19th and 20th centuries, Justo G. Beramendi Basque polarisation - between autonomy and independence, Francisco J. Llera autonomist regionalism within the Spanish state, Xose Manoel Nunez national identity an self-government - the Galician case, Anton Losada. Part 3 Variations on the theme of identity, autonomy, and nationalism: autonomy of the sacred - the end game in Kosovo, Steven Majstorovic internal unit demarcation and national identity - India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, Swarna Rajagopalan the political demands of isolated Indian bands in British Columbia, Dennis L. Thomson why territorial autonomy is not a viable option for managing ethnic conflict in African plural societies, Shaheen Mozaffar, James R. Scarritt security in deeply divided societies - the role of territorial autonomy, Donald Rothchild, Caroline Hartzell.