Multiculturalism in Asia

• Other Authors: Kymlicka, Will (Editor), He, Baogang (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2005
• Subjects: Multiculturalism > Asia
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• Physical Description: xi, 364 pages 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-339) and index
• ISBN: 9780199277636 (paperback)

This volume explores the different ways that ethnic and religious diversity is conceptualized and debated in South and East Asia. In the first few decades following decolonization, talk of multiculturalism and pluralism was discouraged, as states attempted to consolidate themselves as unitary and homogenizing nation-states. Today, however, it is widely recognized that states in the region must come to terms with the enduring reality of ethnic and religious cleavages, and find new ways of accommodating and respecting diversity. As a result, many countries are now debating policies to accommodate minorities, including recognition of indigenous rights, minority language rights, consociational power-sharing, regional autonomy, and multination federalism. This is often described as a key ingredient in any process of democratization in the region.