This landmark study in the field of comparative politics is being celebrated for its return to print as the newest addition to the “Longman Classics in Political Science” series. Politics in Plural Societies presents a model of political competition in multi-ethnic societies and explains why plural societies, and the struggle for power within them, often erupt with inter-ethnic hostility.
Distinguished scholars Alvin Rabushka and Kenneth Shepsle collaborate again in this reissuing of their classic work to demonstrate - in a new epilogue - the persistence of the arguments and evidence first offered in the book. They apply this thesis to the multi-ethnic politics of countries that are of great interest today: Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, Yugoslavia, and more.
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Politics in Plural Societies: A Theory of Democratic Instability
Alvin Rabushka
Kenneth A. Shepsle
This landmark study in the field of comparative politics is being celebrated for its return to print as the newest addition to the Longman Classics in Political Science series. Politics in Plural Societies presents a model of political competition in multiethnic societies and explains why plural societies, and the struggle for power within them, often erupt with interethnic hostility.
Distinguished scholars Alvin Rabushka and Kenneth A. Shepsle collaborate in this reissue of their classic work to demonstrate-in a new epilogue-the pertinence of the arguments and evidence offered when the book was originally published. They apply this thesis to the multiethnic politics of countries that are of great interest today: Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, and more.
Features
- Develops and tests a formal model of political cooperation and conflict in multiethnic societies.
- Offers comparisons amongst 18 countries based on theoretically developed categories, rather than by region of the world.
- Brings formal theory together with sound empirical analysis, directly comparing the predictions of theory with the evidence of real-world politics.
- Examines the problems of orderly government in multiethnic societies and the difficulties in implementing solutions.
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