Nationalism and Democracy Dichotomies, Complementarities, Oppositions [Hardcover]

This book sheds light on the complicated, multi-faceted relationship between nationalism and democracy by examining how nationalism in various periods and contexts shapes, or is shaped by, democratic practices or the lack thereof. This book examines nationalisms relationship with democracy using three approaches:

• The challenge of democracy for sub-state nationalism: analyzing the circumstances under which sub-state nationalism is compatible with democracy, and assessing the democratic implications of various nationalist projects.

• The impact of state nationalism on democratic practices: examining the implications of state nationalism for democracy, both in countries where liberal democratic principles and practices are well-established and where they are not.

• Understanding how state nationalism affects democratization processes and what impact sub-state nationalism has in these contexts.

Featuring a range of case studies on Western, Eastern and Central Europe, Russia, African and the Middle East, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of political science, sociology, nationalism and democracy.

Part I. Theoretical and conceptual discussion  1: Introduction: Tensions and paradoxes of a multi-faceted relationship - Luis Moreno and Andr? Lecours  2. Multiculturalism, ethnicity, and the nation-state: Ideology, identity, and policy - William Safran  3. Ethno-national state definition and liberal democratic practices: Beyond neutrality in deeply divided societies - Ilan Peleg  4. National self-determination and democracy - Benyamin Neuberger  5. Competing National Identities and Democratization. A Theoretl³e