Plurinationalism
Plurinationality, plurinational, or plurinationalism is defined as the coexistence of two or more sealed or preserved national groups within a polity[1] (an organized community or body of peoples[2]). In plurinationalism, the idea of nationality is plural, meaning there are many nationals within an organized community or body of peoples. Derived from this concept, a plurinational state is the existence of multiple political communities and constitutional asymmetry. The usage of plurinationality assists in avoiding the division of societies within a state or country. Furthermore, a plurinational democracy recognizes the multiple demoi (common people or populace)[3] within a polity.[1]
Within a South American context plurinationalism has been criticized by José Rodríguez Elizondo as being used to advance Bolivian claims against Chile for sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean.[4] The 2022 proposed Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile defined Chile as "plurinational", however this proposal was rejected by a large margin in September 2022.[5]
See also
- Consociationalism
- Federal state
- Multiculturalism
- Multilateralism
- Multinationalism (disambiguation)
- National personal autonomy
- Pan-nationalism
- Pillarisation
- Plurinational State of Bolivia
- Unitary state
References
- ^ a b Keating, Michael. Plurinational Democracy in a Post-Sovereign Order Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Queen's Papers on Europeanisation No 1/2002
- ^ polity, dictionary.reference.com
- ^ demos, thefreedictionary.com
- ^ Bruna, Roberto (2022-07-18). [Diplomático José Rodríguez Elizondo teme que la plurinacionalidad sea funcional a la estrategia marítima boliviana "https://www.elmostrador.cl/destacado/2022/07/18/diplomatico-jose-rodriguez-elizondo-teme-que-la-plurinacionalidad-sea-funcional-a-la-estrategia-maritima-boliviana/"]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-21.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); External link in|title= - ^ Vanessa Buschschlüter. "Chile constitution: Voters overwhelmingly reject radical change". BBC News. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
Further reading
- Pallares, Amalia. The Politics of Disruption, From Pluriculturalism to Plurinationalism, From peasant struggles to Indian resistance: the Ecuadorian Andes in the late twentieth century, University of Oklahoma Press, 2002, 272 pages
- MacDonald, Jr., Theodore. Ecuador's Indian Movement: Pawn in a Short Game or Agent in State Reconfiguration?
- Masnou i Boixeda, Ramón. 3. Recognition and Respect in Plurinationalism, Notes on Nationalism, Gracewing Publishing, 2002, 146 pages