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Ethnicity in a Multiracial Democracy: Can Delineation Strengthen Civic Stability?

Ethnicity in a multiracial democracy raises a structural question: does delineation divide a nation, or can it strengthen civic stability? Plural societies do not function by erasing difference, nor do they endure by surrendering sovereignty to lineage. Instead, durable democracies regulate identity within shared constitutional limits. When ethnic affiliation is acknowledged but disciplined by equal protection and civic law, pride does not become supremacy. This essay examines how balancing delineation and civic unity may reinforce democratic cohesion rather than undermine it.

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