This book asks what distinguishes peaceful plural democraties from violent ones and shat distinguishes violent ethnic groups from peaceful ones within the same democracy. Contrary to conventional wisdom, it suggests that ethnic groups and their political demands are not a necessary corollary of ethnic politics.
Over the twenty years, debate surrounding cultural diversity has became one of the most active areas of contemporary political theory and philosophy. The impact of taking cultural diversity seriously in modern political society has led to chalenges to d