The Guyana Ethnic Quagmire
Problems and Solutions for Reconciliation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12539145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ralph R Premdas (University of the West Indies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 251-268 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-7113 • E-ISSN: 1557-2986 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13537110490467694 |
| OpenAlex | W2095079500 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The multi-ethnic state of Guyana, as in many parts of the Third World, was a colonial artifact. State and nation were not co-terminus entities; rather, the colonial state deliberately spawned an ethnically segmented social and cultural fabric. The inherited political institutional apparatus through which state power was contested—specifically, the competitive parliamentary system–-engaged the ethnically based parties in a zero-sum struggle for power. The article offers an analysis of the fundamental issues related to status and recognition of the ethno-cultural communities which express fears of discrimination and domination as well as charges of skewed state policies regarding resource allocation and suggests directions in which change toward inter-ethnic reconciliation and political consociation may proceed
Artifact (error · Colonialism · Ethnic group · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · State (computer science · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Cuban History and Society · Law · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |