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Dear all
We are pleased to announce No 3/2006 of 'ConWEB- Constitutionalism
Webpapers'.
Franke Wilmer:* *'Minority Rights and Tilly's "Stateness"'. ConWEB, No.
3/2006
ABSTRACT
The connection between “nation” and “state” is far from settled, and
though naturalized in ordinary political discourse, it is often regarded
with circumspection by many social scientists. Can Charles Tilly’s
application of Nettl’s idea of stateness to European state formation
illuminate the nation/state relationship and if so, what does this
reveal about the tension between national majorities and national
minorities that produces civil strife, conflict, and even violence
within states? This article explores the implications of the interplay
between the international normative framework produced by European state
formation that inevitably creates “minorities” in states on the one
hand, and Tilly’s notion of “stateness,” on the other. How does the
existence of minorities and the de facto privileging of national
majorities within the state affect its ability to develop and sustain
politically stable authoritative institutions?
KEYWORDS: minorities, nationality, nation-state, pluralism, state building
'ConWEB. Constitutionalism Webpapers' can be found at:
www.qub.ac.uk/pisp/Research/PaperSeries/ConWEBPapers/
<http://www.qub.ac.uk/pisp/Research/PaperSeries/ConWEBPapers/>
Thomas Pfister
(on behalf of ConWEB editors Stephen Toope and Antje Wiener)
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School of Politics, Int. Studies & Philosophy
Queen's University Belfast
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