Referendums and ethnic conflict / Matt Qvortrup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Qvortrup, Mads.

Series:

National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Referendum.

Ethnic conflict--Political aspects.

Ethnic conflict.

Ethnic conflict--Government policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages).

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although referendums have been used for centuries to settle ethnonational conflicts, there has yet been no systematic study or generalized theory concerning their effectiveness. Referendums and Ethnic Conflict fills the gap with a comparative and empirical analysis of all the referendums held on ethnic and national issues from the French Revolution to the 2012 referendum on statehood for Puerto Rico. Drawing on political theory and descriptive case studies, Matt Qvortrup creates typologies of referendums that are held to endorse secession, redraw disputed borders, legitimize a policy of homogenization, or otherwise manage ethnic or national differences. He considers the circumstances that compel politicians to resort to direct democracy, such as regime change, and the conditions that might exacerbate a violent response. Qvortrup offers a clear-eyed assessment of the problems raised when conflict resolution is sought through referendum as well as the conditions that are likely to lead to peaceful outcomes. This original political framework will provide a vital resource in the ongoing investigation into how democracy and nationalism may be reconciled.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. The History and Logic of Ethnonational Referendums, 1791–1945

Chapter 2. Difference-Managing Referendums

Chapter 3. Secession and Partition

Chapter 4. Ethnonational Referendums in Constitutional Law: A Case Study of Scotland

Chapter 5. Right-Sizing Referendums

Chapter 6. Difference-Eliminating Referendums: E Pluribus Unum?

Chapter 7. EU Referendums: Nationalism and the Politics of Supranational Integration

Chapter 8. Regulation of Ethnonational Referendums: A Comparative Overview

Conclusion: Patterns and Tendencies in Ethnonational Referendums

Appendix. Legislation and Litigation

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgments

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780812209327

081220932X

OCLC:

872522230