Majorities, Minorities, and the Future of Nationhood

by Ruud Koopmans

The design of democratic institutions includes a variety of barriers to protect against the tyranny of the majority, including international human rights, cultural minority rights, and multiculturalism. In the twenty-first century, majorities have re-asserted themselves, sometimes reasonably, referring to social cohesion and national identity, at other times in the form of populist movements challenging core foundations of liberal democracy. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009233343
• ISBN13: 9781009233347
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"