Decentralization, Democratic Participation and Authoritarian Dogma

Local Opposition to Minority Integration in France, Italy and the United States

Bibliographic Data

ID12892157
AuthorsHarlan Koff (0000-0002-9799-0893, University of Luxembourg, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume6
Issue2
Pages315-336
Publication date2007-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnopolitics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1744-9057 • E-ISSN: 1744-9065
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17449050701345058
OpenAlexW2008213979
LanguageEN
References cited25

This contribution asks: “Can there be too much democracy in integration politics?” It contends that democratic principles can be undermined through their implementation in local democratic systems. Orthodox beliefs concerning particular ideologies of democracy can undermine ethnic integration when they are utilized in local systems to maintain the status quo and block integration reforms. In order to examine this issue in detail, this paper studies ethnic politics under three models of democracy found in the United States, France, and Italy. It analyzes democratic principles and systems in the three states and their impact on the local arena, where members of ethnic minority and majority groups interact on a daily basis

Authoritarianism · Decentralization · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Ideology · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Status quo · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Education and Schools

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