Ethnic identity and minority protection : designation, discrimination, and brutalization / Thomas W. Simon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simon, Thomas W., 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.

Minorities.

Ethnic relations--Political aspects.

Ethnic relations.

Conflict management.

Physical Description:

xiii, 315 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2012]

Summary:

"In Ethnic Identity and Minority Protection: From Designation to Brutalization, Thomas W. Simon examines a new framework for considering ethnic conflicts. In contrast to the more traditional theories of justice, Simon's theory of injustice shifts focus away from group identity toward group harms, effectively making many problems, such as how to define minorities in international law, dramatically more manageable"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I: Stories of designation. Balkan tales

Part II: A theory of injustice. Injustice trumps justice

Part III: Group types. The problems of race

Ethnicity, an outsider's view

Minorities defined

Citizenship as a weapon

Part IV: Institutions and solutions. The judiciary versus the legislature

The United Nations on minorities

Remedial secession

Part V: Case studies. Malays in Malaysia, South Africa, and the Philippines

Part VI: Stories of brutalization. Hate debates.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739149805

0739149806

9780739149829

0739149822

OCLC:

768792917

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