Non-Territorial Autonomy and Decentralization: Ethno-Cultural Diversity Governance

This book explores alternative and emerging models of non-territorial autonomy (NTA) and decentralization, offering a re-conceptualization based on ethno-cultural bottom-up decentralized action. It assesses the potential for new paradigms within decentralized systems and explores the functions of ethno-cultural NTA institutions within state institutions. With contemporary examples from around the world, it provides a global perspective and is of interest to policy-makers and scholars alike.

Format: Hardback
Length: 274 pages
Publication date: 16 October 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into the exploration and analysis of alternative and emerging models of non-territorial autonomy (NTA), with a specific focus on decentralization. The authors take the NTA debate to new horizons by proposing a re-conceptualization that centers around ethno-cultural bottom-up decentralized action, redefining autonomy as genuine autonomous action. Through detailed description, critical analysis, and evaluation of various case studies, this book assesses the potential for novel paradigms within decentralized systems.

The authors introduce two approaches to political decentralization that contribute to the theoretical discourse on NTA. The first approach, network governance, emphasizes the emergence of new dynamics in policy processes. The second approach, normative pluralism, centers on accommodating the distinctness of groups through the subsidiarity principle, with regard to their own affairs.

The book delves into the interplay between ethno-cultural NTA institutions and the broader framework of state institutions, examining the functions of these institutions as an additional dimension of decentralization and thus another "layer of democracy." By providing contemporary examples from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and South Africa, as well as theoretical insights into the conceptualization of autonomy, this book offers a truly global perspective. It holds significant interest for policy-makers grappling with challenges arising from the pressure on public management, as well as advanced students and scholars seeking to examine the limitations of the Westphalian system in addressing cultural diversity.

Weight: 580g
Dimension: 168 x 240 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367483234