Nation Building And Identities In Post Soviet Societies

Author : Andrea Friedli,Aline Gohard-Radenkovic,François Ruegg
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Former Soviet republics
ISBN : 9783643802187

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Nation-building and Identities in Post-Soviet Societies by Andrea Friedli,Aline Gohard-Radenkovic,François Ruegg Pdf

Research by social scientists on multicultural and multilingual post-Soviet societies is manifold. However, there rarely exists a dialogue between academic fields, traditions and ideologies. This book critically reunites different academic generations and traditions, different disciplines, and different geographical and cultural backgrounds by keeping the plurality of the approaches. The contributions discuss the roles of ideologies, education, and ethnic, linguistic, and religious identities in the post-Soviet nation-building processes. The included case studies show continuities and discontinuities in the ideological and political aspects of nation-building and identity management in post-Soviet societies. (Series: Freiburg Studies in Social Anthropology / Freiburger Sozialanthropologische Studien, Vol. 47) [Subject: Social Anthropology, Sociology, Politics, Soviet Union]

Author : Rico Isaacs,Abel Polese
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317090182

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Nation-Building and Identity in the Post-Soviet Space by Rico Isaacs,Abel Polese Pdf

Nation-building as a process is never complete and issues related to identity, nation, state and regime-building are recurrent in the post-Soviet region. This comparative, inter-disciplinary volume explores how nation-building tools emerged and evolved over the last twenty years. Featuring in-depth case studies from countries throughout the post-Soviet space it compares various aspects of nation-building and identity formation projects. Approaching the issue from a variety of disciplines, and geographical areas, contributors illustrate chapter by chapter how different state and non-state actors utilise traditional instruments of nation-construction in new ways while also developing non-traditional tools and strategies to provide a contemporary account of how nation-formation efforts evolve and diverge.

Author : Graham Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0521599687

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Nation-building in the Post-Soviet Borderlands by Graham Smith Pdf

This book examines how national and ethnic identities are being reforged in the post-Soviet borderland states.

Author : Pal Kolsto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429966774

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Political Construction Sites by Pal Kolsto Pdf

The dissolution of the Soviet Union has provided scholars with tremendously rich material for the study of comparative nation building. Not since the decolonization of Africa in the 1960s have so many new states been established in one stroke in one region. The post-Soviet states, moreover, have all the necessary prerequisites for fruitful comparison: a number of similarities, but also significant differences in terms of size, culture, and recent history. In order to survive in the long run, modern states normally must have a population that possesses some sense of unity. Its citizens must adhere to some common values and common allegiance towards the same state institutions and symbols. This does not means that all inhabitants must necessarily share the same culture, but they should at least regard themselves as members of the same nation. Strategies to foster this kind of common nationhood in a population are usually referred to as 'nation building'. After a decade of post-Soviet nation building certain patterns are emerging, and not always the most obvious ones. Some states seem to manage well against high odds, while others appear to be disintegrating or sinking slowly into oblivion. To a remarkable degree the former Soviet republics have chosen different models for their nation building. This book examines the preconditions for these endeavors, the goals the state leaders are aiming at, and the means they employ to reach them. }

Author : Jorn Holm-hansen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429721502

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Nation Building And Ethnic Integration In Post-soviet Societies by Jorn Holm-hansen Pdf

Of all the states of the former Soviet Union, it is in Latvia and in Kazakstan that the titular nation represents the lowest share of the total population: as of 1997, approximately 57 per cent in Latvia and 50 per cent in Kazakstan. In such a situation it is difficult to see how the titular (Latvian, Kazak) culture can serve as a consolidating ele

Author : Abel Polese,Jeremy Morris,Emilia Pawłusz,Oleksandra Seliverstova
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351735438

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Identity and Nation Building in Everyday Post-Socialist Life by Abel Polese,Jeremy Morris,Emilia Pawłusz,Oleksandra Seliverstova Pdf

This book explores the function of the “everyday” in the formation, consolidation and performance of national, sub-national and local identities in the former socialist region. Based on extensive original research including fieldwork, the book demonstrates how the study of everyday and mundane practices is a meaningful and useful way of understanding the socio-political processes of identity formation both at the top and bottom level of a state. The book covers a wide range of countries including the Baltic States, Ukraine, Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia, and considers “everyday” banal practices, including those related to consumption, kinship, embodiment, mobility, music, and the use of objects and artifacts. Overall, the book draws on, and contributes to, theory; and shows how the process of nation-building is not just undertaken by formal actors, such as the state, its institutions and political elites.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Ethnicity
ISBN : OCLC:1245633088

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Nation-building in the Post-Soviet Borderlands by Anonim Pdf

Author : Linda Colley
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0300107595

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Britons by Linda Colley Pdf

"Controversial, entertaining and alarmingly topical ... a delight to read."Philip Ziegler, Daily Telegraph

Author : Greg Simons,David Westerlund
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317067153

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Religion, Politics and Nation-Building in Post-Communist Countries by Greg Simons,David Westerlund Pdf

The increasing significance and visibility of relationships between religion and public arenas and institutions following the fall of communism in Europe provide the core focus of this fascinating book. Leading international scholars consider the religious and political role of Christian Orthodoxy in the Russian Federation, Romania, Georgia and Ukraine alongside the revival of old, indigenous religions, often referred to as 'shamanistic' and look at how, despite Islam’s long history and many adherents in the south, Islamophobic attitudes have increasingly been added to traditional anti-Semitic, anti-Western or anti-liberal elements of Russian nationalism. Contrasts between the church’s position in the post-communist nation building process of secular Estonia with its role in predominantly Catholic Poland are also explored. Religion, Politics and Nation-Building in Post-Communist Countries gives a broad overview of the political importance of religion in the Post-Soviet space but its interest and relevance extends far beyond the geographical focus, providing examples of the challenges in the spheres of public, religious and social policy for all transitional countries.

Author : Douglas W. Blum
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521699630

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National Identity and Globalization by Douglas W. Blum Pdf

Is globalization in danger of diluting national identities and 'transnationalizing' cultures? How can societies attempt to manage globalization and become developed while maintaining a viable national identity? In this 2007 study of three globalizing states and cities in post-Soviet Eurasia - Russia (Astrakhan), Kazakhstan (Almaty), and Azerbaijan (Baku) - Douglas W. Blum provides an empirical examination of national identity formation, exploring how cultures, particularly youth cultures, have been affected by global forces. Blum argues that social discourse regarding youth cultural trends - coupled with official and non-official approaches to youth policy - complement patterns of state-society relations and modes of response to globalization. His findings show that the nations studied have embraced certain aspects of modernity and liberalism, while rejecting others, but have also reasserted the place of national traditions.

Author : Pål Kolstø,Helge Blakkisrud
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0742541495

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Nation-Building and Common Values in Russia by Pål Kolstø,Helge Blakkisrud Pdf

Contributors analyse the preconditions for and processes of nation-building, while the new element is the focus on values in the largest post-Soviet state, Russia.

Author : Taras Kuzio
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134693535

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Ukraine by Taras Kuzio Pdf

Ukraine: State and Nation Building explores the transformation of Soviet Ukraine into an independent state and examines the new elites and their role in the state building process, as well as other attributes of the modern nation-state such as borders, symbols, myths and national histories. Extensive primary sources and interviews with leading members of Ukranian elites, show that state building is an integral part of the transition process and cannot be divorced from democratization and the establishment of a market economy.

Author : Diana T. Kudaibergenova
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822987574

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Toward Nationalizing Regimes by Diana T. Kudaibergenova Pdf

Finalist, 2021 CESS Book Award The collapse of the Soviet Union famously opened new venues for the theories of nationalism and the study of processes and actors involved in these new nation-building processes. In this comparative study, Kudaibergenova takes the new states and nations of Eurasia that emerged in 1991, Latvia and Kazakhstan, and seeks to better understand the phenomenon of post-Soviet states tapping into nationalism to build legitimacy. What explains this difference in approaching nation-building after the collapse of the Soviet Union? What can a study of two very different trajectories of development tell us about the nature of power, state and nationalizing regimes of the ‘new’ states of Eurasia? Toward Nationalizing Regimes finds surprising similarities in two such apparently different countries—one “western” and democratic, the other “eastern” and dictatorial.

Author : Pal Kolsto
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1999-08-12
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015047848265

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Nation Building And Ethnic Integration In Post-soviet Societies by Pal Kolsto Pdf

Of all the states of the former Soviet Union, it is in Latvia and in Kazakstan that the titular nation represents the lowest share of the total population: as of 1997, approximately 57% in Latvia and 50% in Kazakstan. In such a situation it is difficult to see how the titular (Latvian, Kazak) culture can serve as a consolidating element in the nation-building project. And yet, in both of these states nation-building seem to follow the same general post-Soviet pattern: the traditions and symbols of the titular nations form the basis, while the remainder of the population gets treated as ethnic 'minorities'. But is this at all possible? Is half of the population supposed to be "integrated" into the other half--and, if so, what will be the result? It is a remarkable fact that faced with these formidable challenges Latvia and Kazakstan have so far been basically spared the kind of communal violence which has erupted in many other Soviet successor states. This book gives an in-depth analysis of ethnopolitics in Latvia and Kazakhstan and explores the reasons for this tranquil outcome.

Author : Mark Bassin,Catriona Kelly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107011175

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Soviet and Post-Soviet Identities by Mark Bassin,Catriona Kelly Pdf

A fresh look at post-Soviet Russia and Eurasia and at the Soviet historical background that shaped the present.