Solidarity Across Divides Promoting The Moral Point Of View George Vasilev by George Vasilev 9780748697311, 0748697314 instant download after payment.

George Vasilev argues against critics who claim that group-representative measures are incompatible with solidarity. Instead, he explains how they provide the incentive structure needed for inter-ethnic cooperation. By looking beyond the representative institutions of the nation state, Vasilev shows us how NGOs, international institutions and opinion leaders are becoming increasingly important in cultivating inter-ethnic openness.

• The first systematic exploration of solidarity in divided societies
• Identifies avenues for conflict transformation beyond and below the nation-state
• Examines the relationship between solidarity, multicultural policies and deliberative democracy
• Advances a conception of solidarity where cultural difference and disagreement defines human relations