
Participation, Representation and Identity
The Right of Persons Belonging to Minorities to Effective Participation in Public Affairs: Content Justification and Limits
Annelies Verstichel(Author)
Intersentia Publishers
Published on 21. December 2009
Book
Hardback
735 pages
978-90-5095-840-0 (ISBN)
Description
As the world struggles with accommodation of diversity in a wide variety of situations, including armed struggles with sometimes transnational security dimensions, it is clear that ethnic, religious, and linguistic identity constitutes a reality which needs to be taken into account. This book offers a theory about the nature and essence of minority participation and representation, while describing possible problematic aspects which need to be taken into account. Moving from political theory and philosophy through positive international human rights law and practice to implementation and other manifestations in particular domestic situations, this doctoral thesis constitutes a handbook on the subject matter, bridging theory and practice. The book will be of interest to a wide audience of academics, practitioners, policy makers, NGOs, and to all those interested in diversity management and institutional design in societies that are divided along ethnic, linguistic, or religious lines. Dissertation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Antwerp
Belgium
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 51 mm
Weight
1382 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-5095-840-0 (9789050958400)
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Annelies Verstichel, LL.M. (Columbia Law School), Ph.D. (European University Institute), is a Belgian diplomat and a guest professor at the law faculty of the KULeuven. She previously worked as a legal officer for the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and as a policy advisor for the International Civilian Office and EU Special Representative in Kosovo. She has been affiliated with the Institute for Human Rights of the KULeuven since 2003.