Cultural Autonomy In Contemporary Europe

Author : David J. Smith,Karl Cordell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317968511

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Cultural Autonomy in Contemporary Europe by David J. Smith,Karl Cordell Pdf

In this volume, some of the world’s leading scholars involved in researching the fields of ethnopolitics, nationalism and ideas of nation and state, have come together to produce a work that is both original and accessible. The volume explores the rich, but sadly neglected tradition of thought on non-territorial cultural autonomy as exemplified by the work of Karl Renner and Otto Bauer and the European Nationalities Congress of the 1920s. Through a combination of theoretical analysis and case study approaches, the authors challenge conventional thinking on how best to reconcile competing claims over territory and cultural expression. Drawing upon a range of examples from countries such as Russia, Romania and Hungary, and by comparing the situation of territorially-based ethnic minorities with those - principally the Roma - who lack identification with a given state or states, the authors of this volume seek to supply answers and question received truths.

Author : Ephraim Nimni
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Autonomy
ISBN : 0415249643

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National Cultural Autonomy and Its Contemporary Critics by Ephraim Nimni Pdf

This new book delivers the first English translation of 'State and Nation' and brings together a collection of distinguished and leading political scientists to provide a detailed and critical assessment of Renner's theory of national-cultural autonomy.

Author : Andreas J. Wiesand,Kalliopi Chainoglou,Anna Sledzinska-Simon
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783110432251

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Culture and Human Rights: The Wroclaw Commentaries by Andreas J. Wiesand,Kalliopi Chainoglou,Anna Sledzinska-Simon Pdf

The WROCLAW COMMENTARIES address legal questions as well as political consequences related to freedom of, and access to, the arts and (old/new) media; questions of religious and language rights; the protection of minorities and other vulnerable groups; safeguarding cultural diversity and heritage; and further pertinent issues. Specialists from all over Europe and the world summarise and comment on core messages of legal instruments, the essence of case-law as well as prevailing and important dissenting opinions in the literature, with the aim of providing a user-friendly tool for the daily needs of decision or law-makers at different juridical, administrative and political levels as well as others working in the field of culture and human rights.

Author : Salvador Giner,Margaret Scotford Archer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Europe
ISBN : 0710089260

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Contemporary Europe by Salvador Giner,Margaret Scotford Archer Pdf

Author : Marina Andeva,Balázs Dobos,Ljubica Djordjević,Börries Kuzmany,Tove H. Malloy
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031316098

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Non-Territorial Autonomy by Marina Andeva,Balázs Dobos,Ljubica Djordjević,Börries Kuzmany,Tove H. Malloy Pdf

This Open Access textbook is a result of the work of ENTAN – the European Non-Territorial Autonomy Network. It provides students with a comprehensive analysis of the different aspects and issues around the concept of non-territorial autonomy (NTA). The themes of each chapter have been selected to ensure a multi- and interdisciplinary overview of an emerging research field and show both in theory and in practice the possibilities of NTA in addressing cultural, ethnic, religious and language differences in contemporary societies. This is an open access book.

Author : David James Smith,John Hiden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780415696906

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Ethnic Diversity and the Nation State by David James Smith,John Hiden Pdf

This book explores a largely forgotten legacy of multicultural political thought and practice from within Eastern Europe and examines its relevance to post-Cold War debates on state and nationhood. Featuring a Preface by former UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke, it weaves theory and practice to challenge established understandings of the nation state. Eastern Europe is still too often viewed through the prism of ethnic conflict, which overlooks the region’s positive contribution to modern debates on the political management of ethno-cultural diversity, and towards the construction of a united Europe ‘beyond the nation-state’. Based on extensive archival research in Estonia, Latvia, Germany, Russia, as well as the League of Nations Archive in Geneva, this book explores this neglected multicultural legacy and assesses its significance in the post-Cold War era, which has seen the reappearance of national cultural autonomy laws in several states of Eastern Europe. Ethnic Diversity and the Nation Stateis invaluable reading for students and scholars of political science, history, sociology and European studies, and also for policy makers and others interested in minority rights and ethnic conflict regulation.

Author : Tove H. Malloy,Levente Salat
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000205688

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Non-Territorial Autonomy and Decentralization by Tove H. Malloy,Levente Salat Pdf

This volume describes and analyzes alternative and emerging models of non-territorial autonomy (NTA), particularly in relation to decentralization. The authors push the NTA debate in new directions by offering a re-conceptualization based on ethno-cultural bottom-up decentralized action that redefines autonomy into its true sense of autonomous action. Through description, critical analysis, and evaluation of several case studies, this book assesses the potential for new paradigms within decentralized systems. The authors explore two approaches to political decentralization which add to the theoretical debate on NTA – network governance, which focuses on new dynamics in policy processes, and normative pluralism, which focuses on accommodating the distinctness of the groups through the subsidiarity principle with regard to their own affairs. The book explores the potential ramifications of ethno-cultural NTA institutions acting within the wider framework of state institutions and assesses the functions of these institutions as another dimension of decentralization and thus another ‘layer’ of democracy. With contemporary examples from Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South Africa, as well as theoretical aspects of the conceptualization of autonomy, this book offers a truly global perspective. It will be of great interest to policy-makers in countries experiencing adverse developments due to the pressure on public management, as well as advanced students and scholars questioning the ability of the Westphalian system to address cultural diversity.

Author : Charlotte Hoffmann
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853593605

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Language, Culture and Communication in Contemporary Europe by Charlotte Hoffmann Pdf

"This book offers a multidisciplinary approach to the consideration of aspects of Europe's linguistic and cultural heritage. The ten contributions explore the relationship between language, culture and modern communication, either taking Europe as a whole or looking at specific countries. The authors' backgrounds and expertise span a number of disciplines, from linguistics, sociolinguistics and translation studies to information technology and cultural studies."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Martyn Housden
Publisher : Brill Rodopi
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9042038764

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On Their Own Behalf by Martyn Housden Pdf

What form should Europe take? Should it be based on 'nation states' or 'states of nations'? On what basis should European unification proceed? Should it be an élite undertaking pioneered by statesmen elected to democratic government offices, or should true unification also demand a significant European cultural forum open to spokesmen and -women representing the continent's nationality groups? Was the League of Nations really such a thing? Or was it a League of States? All these questions were posed by Ewald Ammende and his fellow minority associates during the 1920s. Coming to terms with the consequences of collapsed empires and at least four years of conflict, they were forced to consider how best to re-build their continent as if it were a tabula rasa. In the process, they provided intelligent, perceptive analyses of the national and international affairs of the day, particularly as they affected Central and Eastern Europe. Their voices, reflecting their status as national minorities and a geographical location beyond the borders of the post-war Great Powers, deserve to be written more thoroughly into the history of the interwar years. Their ideas still provide food for thought even today. Martyn Housden is the author of Neighbours or Enemies? Germans, the Baltic and Beyond (Rodopi, 2008 - with John Hiden) and The League of Nations and the Organisation of Peace (Pearson, 2012). He is Reader in Modern History at the University of Bradford.

Author : Brian Graham
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0340676981

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Modern Europe by Brian Graham Pdf

This book examines the apparent paradox between Europe's ongoing plans for integration, and the continent's enduring cultural, political, and economic diversity. Looking at contemporary issues and setting them in a historical context, the contributors show how this diversity has always been a principle characteristic of European society, and discuss the ways in which nationalism and the nation-state emerged as one means of controlling that heterogeneity. They go on to argue that identity in modern Europe is again becoming multi-faceted, proposing that the continent's geographies can be defined only through inclusivist multiculturalism.

Author : István Gergő Székely
Publisher : Editura ISPMN
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-30
Category : Autonomy
ISBN : 9786068377308

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Autonomy Arrangements around the World: A Collection of Well and Lesser Known Cases by István Gergő Székely Pdf

Author : Tove H. Malloy,Francesco Palermo
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191063596

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Minority Accommodation through Territorial and Non-Territorial Autonomy by Tove H. Malloy,Francesco Palermo Pdf

Minority Accommodation through Territorial and Non-Territorial Autonomy explores the relationship between minority, territory, and autonomy, and how it informs our understanding of non-territorial autonomy (NTA) as a strategy for accommodating ethno-cultural diversity in modern societies. While territorial autonomy (TA) is defined by a claim to a certain territory, NTA does not assume that it is derived from any particular right to territory, allocated to groups that are dispersed among the majority while belonging to a certain self-identified notion of group identity. In seeking to understand the value of NTA as a public policy tool for social cohesion, this volume critically dissects the autonomy arrangements of both NTA and TA, and through a conceptual analysis and case-study examination of the two models, rethinks the viability of autonomy arrangements as institutions of diversity management. This is the second volume in a five-part series exploring the protection and representation of minorities through non-territorial means, examining this paradox within law and international relations with specific attention to non-territorial autonomy (NTA).

Author : Tuuli Lähdesmäki,Luisa Passerini,Sigrid Kaasik-Krogerus,Iris van Huis
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3030114635

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Dissonant Heritages and Memories in Contemporary Europe by Tuuli Lähdesmäki,Luisa Passerini,Sigrid Kaasik-Krogerus,Iris van Huis Pdf

This open access book discusses political, economic, social, and humanitarian challenges that influence both how people deal with their past and how they build their identities in contemporary Europe. Ongoing debates on migration, on local, national, inter- and transnational levels, prove that it is a divisive issue with regards to understanding European integration and identity. At the same time, the European Union increasingly invests in projects related to European heritage, museums, and cultural memory networks, while having to take dissonant heritages into account. These processes in their combination offer an interesting dynamic and form the complex puzzle that poses challenging questions for anyone involved in academic research, heritage practices, and policy debates. With this puzzle at its core, this book explicitly focuses on slippery and transforming notions of Europe and critically discusses ongoing and transforming power structures of heritage and memory in today’s Europe. The book combines theoretical and methodological contributions to the debates on European heritage and memory studies and in-depth analyses of empirical case studies. Its main aim is to bring research fields concerning memory and heritage into a closer dialogue and thus explore the cultural and political dynamics of contemporary Europe.

Author : Ephraim Nimni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Ethnic relations
ISBN : OCLC:300312187

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National Cultural Autonomy and Its Critics by Ephraim Nimni Pdf

Author : Timothy J. Reiss
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0804743509

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Against Autonomy by Timothy J. Reiss Pdf

This book investigates "cultural instruments," meaning normative forms of analysis and practice that are central to Western culture. It explores their history from antiquity to the early Enlightenment and their use and reworking by different cultures, moving from Europe to Africa and the Americas, especially the Caribbean, in the process giving close readings of a wide range of authors.