Centre for Studies on Democracy and Diversity
Queen's UniversityPublications
Identity Politics in the Public Realm:
Bringing Institutions Back In (UBC Press, Oct 2011)
Edited by Avigail Eisenberg and Will Kymlicka
Official multiculturalism is the subject of heated debate. Is it the best way to foster social cohesion? Can public institutions evaluate minority group claims fairly? This volume extends the discussion by exploring state responses to identity claims world-wide. Case studies on the construction of census categories, the interpretation of antidiscrimination norms, the assessment of indigenous rights, and the definition of freedom of religion bring to light both the risks and the opportunities of institutional multiculturalism. Public institutions can enhance or inhibit identity politics – much depends on the agency of citizens and the ability of institutions to adapt to success and failure.
Working Papers
The Centre maintains an e-text and web-based publications program to disseminate original research on issues of democracy and diversity and to support its public education function. To foster dialogue and awareness of research among scholars at Queen's and beyond, it publishes research presented at conferences or in invited lectures at the University, occasional papers commissioned for its research projects, and working papers submitted by associated faculty and researchers interested in securing comment on research in progress.
Submission
Working papers must be based on original empirical research or syntheses of existing empirical research and pass an initial process of peer assessment. Authors submitting papers to csd@queensu.ca should include a statement demonstrating their connection to the subjects of the Centre’s research.
To browse the working papers, please click here. Previous working paper themes:
Closing the Implementation Gap
Creating Democratic Value
Democratization in Taiwan