John Coakley is Professor of Politics at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Professor Emeritus at University College Dublin, Ireland

• 1. Introduction: non-territorial minorities and the notion of cultural autonomy (John Coakley, Queen’s University Belfast) 2. The Jewish question and national cultural autonomy in Europe (Roni Gechtman, Mount Saint Vincent University) 3. The Ottoman empire: the millet system (Karen Barkey, Columbia University) 4. Moravia: an early experiment in non-territorial autonomy (Börries Kuzmany, Central European University, Budapest) 5. Estonia: a model for interwar Europe? (David J Smith, University of Glasgow) 6. Belgium: non-territorial and territorial devolution (Emmanuel Dalle Mulle, University of Geneva) 7. Canada: First Nations in a federal state (Bettina Petersohn, University of Edinburgh) 8. The Sami: indigenous autonomy in Scandinavia (Per Selle, University of Bergen) 9. The Maori quest for autonomy in New Zealand (Richard Hill, Victoria University, Wellington) 10. Conclusion: patterns of non-territorial autonomy (John Coakley, Queen’s University Belfast)

'Non-territorial Autonomy in Divided Societies can be taken as a first step in the study of non-territorial forms of autonomy and may therefore serve as an extensive introduction for academics who are approaching a new field of research: it poses questions and draws methods of evaluation; it brings back to the front an unfairly neglected field of research; and, finally, it lays the groundwork for a much-needed revival of the topic.'Mattia Zaba, School of International Studies of the University of Trento

John Coakley is Professor of Politics at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Professor Emeritus at University College Dublin, Ireland

• 1. Introduction: non-territorial minorities and the notion of cultural autonomy (John Coakley, Queen’s University Belfast) 2. The Jewish question and national cultural autonomy in Europe (Roni Gechtman, Mount Saint Vincent University) 3. The Ottoman empire: the millet system (Karen Barkey, Columbia University) 4. Moravia: an early experiment in non-territorial autonomy (Börries Kuzmany, Central European University, Budapest) 5. Estonia: a model for interwar Europe? (David J Smith, University of Glasgow) 6. Belgium: non-territorial and territorial devolution (Emmanuel Dalle Mulle, University of Geneva) 7. Canada: First Nations in a federal state (Bettina Petersohn, University of Edinburgh) 8. The Sami: indigenous autonomy in Scandinavia (Per Selle, University of Bergen) 9. The Maori quest for autonomy in New Zealand (Richard Hill, Victoria University, Wellington) 10. Conclusion: patterns of non-territorial autonomy (John Coakley, Queen’s University Belfast)

'Non-territorial Autonomy in Divided Societies can be taken as a first step in the study of non-territorial forms of autonomy and may therefore serve as an extensive introduction for academics who are approaching a new field of research: it poses questions and draws methods of evaluation; it brings back to the front an unfairly neglected field of research; and, finally, it lays the groundwork for a much-needed revival of the topic.'Mattia Zaba, School of International Studies of the University of Trento

John Coakley is Professor of Politics at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Professor Emeritus at University College Dublin, Ireland

• 1. Introduction: non-territorial minorities and the notion of cultural autonomy (John Coakley, Queen’s University Belfast) 2. The Jewish question and national cultural autonomy in Europe (Roni Gechtman, Mount Saint Vincent University) 3. The Ottoman empire: the millet system (Karen Barkey, Columbia University) 4. Moravia: an early experiment in non-territorial autonomy (Börries Kuzmany, Central European University, Budapest) 5. Estonia: a model for interwar Europe? (David J Smith, University of Glasgow) 6. Belgium: non-territorial and territorial devolution (Emmanuel Dalle Mulle, University of Geneva) 7. Canada: First Nations in a federal state (Bettina Petersohn, University of Edinburgh) 8. The Sami: indigenous autonomy in Scandinavia (Per Selle, University of Bergen) 9. The Maori quest for autonomy in New Zealand (Richard Hill, Victoria University, Wellington) 10. Conclusion: patterns of non-territorial autonomy (John Coakley, Queen’s University Belfast)

'Non-territorial Autonomy in Divided Societies can be taken as a first step in the study of non-territorial forms of autonomy and may therefore serve as an extensive introduction for academics who are approaching a new field of research: it poses questions and draws methods of evaluation; it brings back to the front an unfairly neglected field of research; and, finally, it lays the groundwork for a much-needed revival of the topic.'Mattia Zaba, School of International Studies of the University of Trento