ABSTRACT
Chapter 4 delves into the emergent models for the accommodation of diversity in the Global North, thus adopting a micro-perspective. These tools are of particular interest in that they appear to significantly diverge from the traditional structure of minority and indigenous peoples’ rights law and mechanisms and require theoretical recognition and validation. In a nutshell, all the instruments – grouped in three categories: governance forms of autonomy, participatory democracy, and legal pluralism – appear to be forms of variously institutionalized and governance-like self-management. For every category, a general description and several examples are provided.
