How to Govern Hyperdiverse Societies - Models, Challenges, and Approaches

Explore the complexities of governing diverse societies in this thought-provoking lecture. Delve into various models of governance, including those of Japan, Europe, the United States, Singapore, and India. Examine concepts such as language density, road diversity, access to capital, and cultural pluralism. Analyze the challenges of backlash, standardization, and hierarchy in diverse populations. Investigate the relationship between cultural diversity and democracy, and consider the political expression of diversity. Reflect on cultural evolution and the concept of optimal heterogeneity in societal structures. Gain insights into the marginal diminishing returns of diversity and its implications for effective governance in hyperdiverse societies.

Introduction
Japan
Language Density
Road Diversity
Access to Capital
Europe
Backlash
The US System
The Singapore Model
The Indian Model
The Gated Model
The Emperor Model
Hierarchy
Standardization
Common Minimum Program
Cultural Diversity
Cultural Pluralism
Cultural Diversity and Democracy
Political Expression of Diversity
Diversity in Other Realms
Cultural Evolution
Optimal Heterogeneity
Marginal Diminishing