Description
The course explores the politics of ethno-cultural diversity in contemporary Europe. It examines the conditions of some of the historical territorial minorities
of Europe (Scottish, Corsican, Catalan, etc.), emphasizing the recent revival of regional identities which had been declining, or were considered "lost" (Cornish, Breton, etc.). It also surveys the increasing urban ethno-cultural, racial and religious pluralism of urban societies as a result of decolonisation and immigration. The course analyses the social and political implications of a new ethno-culturally diverse Europe and explores how European social and political systems have responded to growing demands for collective recognition.