Ethnic diversity and federalism : constitution making in South Africa and Ethiopia / Yonatan Tesfaye Fessha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fessha, Yonatan Tesfaye.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiculturalism--South Africa.

Multiculturalism.

Multiculturalism--Ethiopia.

Federal government--South Africa.

Federal government.

Federal government--Ethiopia.

Ethnic groups--Civil rights--South Africa.

Ethnic groups.

Ethnic groups--Civil rights--Ethiopia.

Ethiopia--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.

Ethiopia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book examines how institutions of multi-ethnic states have been designed to accommodate ethnic diversity and maintain national unity. It locates institutional responses to the challenges of ethnic diversity within the context of a federal arrangement, examining how this has been used to reconcile the conflicting pressures of the demand for the recognition of distinctive identities, and the promotion of political and territorial integrity.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Table of Statutes; Table of Cases; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Towards the Recognition of Ethnic Diversity; 3 Federalism as Institutional Design to Recognize and Accommodate Ethnic Diversity; 4 Ethnicity in South Africa's Political and Constitutional Development; 5 Institutional Recognition and Accommodation of Ethnic Diversity in South Africa; 6 Ethnicity in Ethiopia's Political and Constitutional Development; 7 Marrying Federalism with Ethnicity: The Case of Ethiopia; 8 Conclusion and Lessons; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-58045-4

1-317-14098-2

1-317-14097-4

1-282-90715-8

9786612907159

1-4094-0311-4

9781315580456

OCLC:

695009055