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The modern pluralist democracies have posed a great threat to the fabric of nation state. Discuss.

  • UPSC 2000
  • Democracy

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The nation-state assumes one sovereign authority and one national people. Pluralist democracy questions both: political pluralism disperses authority among groups, and cultural pluralism recognises many communities within one citizenry. Both strain the classic nation-state, but mostly by reshaping it; where it breaks, rigid centralism is as often the cause as pluralism.

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  • Political Pluralism and Sovereignty
  • Cultural Pluralism and National Identity
  • Why Pluralism Can Strengthen the State
  • Indian Illustration
  • Conclusion
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