Many new democracies are characterized by majority dominance and ethnocentrism. Varying paths or transitions toward democracy create very different outcomes for how ethnic identities, communities and politics are recognized. This book illustrates the varied consequences of democratization, from ethnic violence, new forms of accommodation to improve minorities' status, or sometimes only minor improvements to life for ethnic minorities.

1. Democratization and Ethnic Minorities Jacques Bertrand and Oded Haklai 2. Regime Transition and the Emergence of Ethnic Democracies Oded Haklai 3. Ethnic Party Bans in Africa: Can Party Regulation Create National Parties? Matthijs Bogaards, Sebastian Elischer, and Anika Becher 4. Agenda Control, Nationalist Politics and Constitutional Settlements in Democratizing Divided Societies: Spain and Czechoslovakia Simon Toubeau 5. Democratization and Ethnic Violence in Kenya: Electoral Cycles and Shifting Identities Gabrielle Lynch and David M. Anderson 6. Democratization and Determinants of Ethnic Violence: The Rebel-Moderate Organizational Nexus Jacques Bertrand and Sanjay Jeram 7. Democratization and Recognition of Difference in a Chinese Society: the Taiwanese Experience André Laliberté 8. Ethnically Based Redistributive Policies in Democratizing Bipolar States Brian Shoup 9. The Long Road toward Kurdish Accommodation in Turkey: The Role of Elections and International Pressures David Romano 10. Conclusion Jacques Bertrand and Oded Haklai

Jacques Bertrand is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, Canada.

Oded Haklai is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University, Canada.