Cultural Identities And Ethnic Minorities In Europe

Author : David Turton,Julia González
Publisher : Universidad de Deusto
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788498305005

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Cultural Identities and Ethnic Minorities in Europe by David Turton,Julia González Pdf

In the different projects of the Thematic Network on Humanitaian Development Studies, there is an underlyin note which is both intended and spontaneously recorded after its activities. We refer to the European dimension and the idea of sharing approaches and perspectives into the analysis on a number of working themes. The initial intentios is, therfore, to create common language and shared points of reference where variety could be read and further understood.

Author : Czesław Robotycki
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Ethnology
ISBN : UCAL:B4663489

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Cultural Identity and Ethnicity in Central Europe by Czesław Robotycki Pdf

Author : Stefan Wolff
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Europe
ISBN : 157181504X

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German Minorities in Europe by Stefan Wolff Pdf

The study of ethnic minorities and their role in the domestic politics of their host states has long attracted scholars from a wide range of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. By contrast, national (or external) minorities, have been under-represented in the literature on ethnic minorities, although the interest has increased since the collapse of communism and more recently since the eruption of violent conflict in Kosovo. Ethnic Germans in particular, although still numbering millions and spread over twenty countries in western, central, and eastern Europe, have attracted only little attention. This volume addresses the issue of Germany's external minorities, exploring the complex interrelationship between their ethnic identity and sense of cultural belonging on the one hand, and the political, economic, legal, and social situation in their respective societies, on the other. Leading specialists, representing a wide spectrum of viewpoints on the social and political conditions under which German minorities live today, provide case studies of all the major individual minority groups. In this way, a comprehensive picture of Germans and German culture in Europe emerges that provides both historical and contemporary perspectives on a diaspora community with an uncertain future between assimilation, segregation, and emigration.

Author : David Turton,Julia González
Publisher : Universidad de Deusto
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788498305029

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Ethnic Diversity in Europe by David Turton,Julia González Pdf

Ethnic diversity is on increase in Europe; at the same time, there is evidence of growing anti-immigrant feeling in some countries, such as Spain (especially in the Southern provinces). In order to build a politically united and democratic Europe, the accommodation of ethnic diversity and the integration of ethnic minorities are both key challenges. This book tries to explain ethnic problems in Europe.

Author : Ray Taras
Publisher : Springer
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349265534

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National Identities and Ethnic Minorities in Eastern Europe by Ray Taras Pdf

This volume provides a cross-national analysis of the changing identities of various national and ethnic groups, their new political influence in the emergent democracies and their efforts to revive suppressed cultures. It begins with a theoretical analysis of the concepts of national identity and ethnicity. It features case studies of contemporary Belarussian, Polish and Ukrainian national identities before turning to a study of Eastern Europe's hidden ethnic minorities, like the Finno-Ugric peoples in Russia, the Lemkos in Poland and the Gypsies in Bulgaria.

Author : Natalia Waechter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429775369

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The Construction of European Identity among Ethnic Minorities by Natalia Waechter Pdf

This book is concerned with European identities among ethnic minorities who live along the eastern border of the European Union. Based on findings from quantitative and qualitative empirical research conducted with minority groups in eight nation-states on both sides of the new eastern border of the EU, it investigates their attitudes and perceptions of the EU based on their constructions of European identity. Adopting a comparative approach, the author explores different processes of identity construction across several age and ethnic minority groups, to develop a theory of European identities in which ethnic identities can be seen as a missing link in explaining relationships between different national, regional and supranational identities. With new insights regarding the political, cultural and instrumental contents of European identity and its emergence, this volume will appeal to scholars of sociology and politics with interests in ethnic identity, European integration and identity research.

Author : Laszlo Kurti,Juliet Langman
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997-03-13
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015040733803

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Beyond Borders by Laszlo Kurti,Juliet Langman Pdf

This interdisciplinary volume focuses on the dynamic interaction of ethnic and national identities in contemporary East and Central Europe. East European and Western contributors—many of them local activists concerned with safeguarding minority rights in their countries—provide a wide range of insights into the current situation of minorities in Poland, Moldova, Bulgaria, Macedonia, the former Yugoslavia, Albania, Slovakia, and Austria. They examine how particular social and cultural characteristics bring about different perceptions of and reactions to minorities, often leading to the strengthening of particular identities.

Author : P. Graves-Brown,Sian Jones,C.S. Gamble
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134683413

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Cultural Identity and Archaeology by P. Graves-Brown,Sian Jones,C.S. Gamble Pdf

Cultural identity is a key area of debate in contemporary Europe. Despite widespread use of the past in the construction of ethnic, national and European identity, theories of cultural identity have been neglected in archaeology. Focusing on the interrelationships between concepts of cultural identity today and the interpretation of past cultural groups, Cultural Identity and Archaeology offers proactive archaeological perspectives in the debate surrounding European identities. This fascinating and thought-provoking book covers three key areas. It considers how material remains are used in the interpretation of cultural identities, for example ‘pan-Celtic culture’ and ‘Bronze Age Europe’. Finally, it looks at archaeological evidence for the construction of cultural identities in the European past. The authors are critical of monolithic constructions of Europe, and also of the ethnic and national groups within it. in place of such exclusive cultural, political and territorial entities the book argues for a consideration of the diverse, hybrid and multiple nature of European cultural identities.

Author : Tariq Modood,Pnina Werbner
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1997-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1856494225

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The Politics of Multiculturalism in the New Europe by Tariq Modood,Pnina Werbner Pdf

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Author : Bernhard Peters
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351929080

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Identity and Integration by Bernhard Peters Pdf

Symbolic boundaries, cultural differences and ethnic conflicts have gained significance and new meanings in a global situation characterized by the dissolution of traditional political and societal structures. Communications and political and economic interactions increasingly cross the borders of states, nations and ethnic communities, and yet symbolic borders and separate group identities are nevertheless asserted. The perceived efforts of migrants to maintain their cultural and ethnic identities are often blamed as a cause of conflict within nation states. This intriguing volume recognizes that migrants with an Islamic background are seen as especially problematic cases. Turks are the biggest category among Muslim migrants in Europe and more than one third of all Muslim migrants in Europe are from Turkey. Referring primarily to immigration from Turkey, this book combines both exemplary case studies of Turks within Europe and theoretical papers with innovative perspectives on the relations between integration and identity.

Author : Ruud Koopmans
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816646630

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Contested Citizenship by Ruud Koopmans Pdf

From international press coverage of the French government’s attempt to prevent Muslims from wearing headscarves to terrorist attacks in Madrid and the United States, questions of cultural identity and pluralism are at the center of the world’s most urgent events and debates. Presenting an unprecedented wealth of empirical research garnered during ten years of a cross-cultural project, Contested Citizenship addresses these fundamental issues by comparing collective actions by migrants, xenophobes, and antiracists in Germany, Britain, France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Revealing striking cross-national differences in how immigration and diversity are contended by different national governments, these authors find that how citizenship is constructed is the key variable defining the experience of Europe’s immigrant populations. Contested Citizenship provides nuanced policy recommendations and challenges the truism that multiculturalism is always good for immigrants. Even in an age of European integration and globalization, the state remains a critical actor in determining what points of view are sensible and realistic—and legitimate—in society. Ruud Koopmans is professor of sociology at Free University, Amsterdam. Paul Statham is reader in political communications at the University of Leeds. Marco Giugni is a researcher and teacher of political science at the University of Geneva. Florence Passy is assistant professor of political science at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

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 : Keebet von Benda-Beckmann,M. Verkuyten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Anthropology
ISBN : 9075719019

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Nationalism, Ethnicity and Cultural Identity in Europe by Keebet von Benda-Beckmann,M. Verkuyten Pdf

Author : Alberto Bisin,Thierry Verdier,Alan Manning
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199660094

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Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe by Alberto Bisin,Thierry Verdier,Alan Manning Pdf

This book seeks to address three issues: How do European countries differ in their cultural integration process and what are the different models of integration at work? How does cultural integration relate to economic integration? What are the implications for civic participation and public policies?

Author : Brunon Synak
Publisher : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdanskiego
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015041095327

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The Ethnic Identities of European Minorities by Brunon Synak Pdf

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