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In his important essay Staat und Nation (State and Nation) Karl Renner presents his model for national-cultural autonomy, with a two-tier system of government that devolves considerable non-territorial autonomy to national communities, while sustaining the administrative unity of the Multination State.
National Cultural Autonomy and its Contemporary Critics provides the first English translation of State and Nation and brings together a collection of distinguished and leading political scientists to provide a detailed and critical assessment of Renner's theory of national-cultural autonomy. From a variety of perspectives, the contributors discuss the contemporary validity of Renner's arguments paying particular attention to theories of state, liberal democracies, minority nationalism and multiculturalism, and models of regional integration.
Making an important contribution to the literature on nationalism and national minorities, this volume will serve as a vital research tool for students and scholars of nationalism and political theory. Readers of this volume may also be interested in the forthcoming companion volume by Ephraim Nimni, Multicultural Nationalism.
| Notes on contributors | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiv |
| Introduction: the national cultural autonomy model revisited | p. 1 |
| State and nation | p. 15 |
| National cultural autonomy and contemporary theories of the state | p. 49 |
| Nations, states and the sovereign territorial ideal | p. 51 |
| Karl Renner and the problem of multiculturalism | p. 63 |
| Karl Renner, power sharing and non-territorial autonomy | p. 74 |
| National cultural autonomy and contemporary liberal democracies | p. 95 |
| Political autonomy or cultural minority rights? A conceptual critique of Renner's model | p. 97 |
| National autonomy and Indigenous sovereignty | p. 112 |
| Prospects for Romani national cultural autonomy | p. 124 |
| National cultural autonomy and contemporary debates on minority nationalism and multiculturalism | p. 135 |
| Renner and the accommodation of sub-state nationalisms | p. 137 |
| National cultural autonomy and liberal nationalism | p. 150 |
| State and Nation versus liberal egalitarianism | p. 166 |
| National cultural autonomy and contemporary models of regional integration | p. 179 |
| Territory, state and nation in the European Union: how relevant is Renner? | p. 181 |
| Burial and resurrection: Karl Renner's controversial influence on the 'national question' in Russia | p. 191 |
| The politics of culture: the limits of national cultural autonomy | p. 207 |
| Towards cultural autonomy in Belgium | p. 222 |
| Conclusion: the sovereign predicament of dispersed nations | p. 237 |
| Index | p. 254 |
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ISBN: 9780415249645
ISBN-10: 0415249643
Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 260
Published: 14th April 2005
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 24.18 x 16.1
x 1.98
Weight (kg): 0.54
Edition Number: 1
