Nation Building And Identity In The Post Soviet Space

Author : Rico Isaacs,Abel Polese
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317090199

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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 : 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 : Diana T. Kudaibergenova
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,8 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 : Graham Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,5 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 : Linda Colley
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,5 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 : Ammon Cheskin,Angela Kachuyevski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000330809

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The Russian-speaking Populations in the Post-Soviet Space by Ammon Cheskin,Angela Kachuyevski Pdf

In the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, this volume examines the relationship Russia has with its so-called ‘compatriots abroad’. Based on research from Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia and Ukraine, the authors examine complex relationships between these individuals, their home states, and the Russian Federation. Russia stands out globally as a leading sponsor of kin-state nationalism, vociferously claiming to defend the interests of its so-called diaspora, especially the tens of millions of ethnic Russians and Russian speakers who reside in the countries that were once part of the Soviet Union. However, this volume shifts focus away from the assertive diaspora politics of the Russian state, towards the actual groups of Russian speakers in the post-Soviet space themselves. In a series of empirically grounded studies, the authors examine complex relationships between ‘Russians’, their home-states and the Russian Federation. Using evidence from Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, and Ukraine, the findings demonstrate multifaceted levels of belonging and estrangement with spaces associated with Russia and the new, independent states in which Russian speakers live. By focusing on language, media, politics, identity and quotidian interactions, this collection provides a wealth of material to help understand contemporary kin-state policies and their impact on group identities and behaviour. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Europe-Asia Studies.

Author : Robert A. Saunders
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317569909

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Popular Geopolitics and Nation Branding in the Post-Soviet Realm by Robert A. Saunders Pdf

This seminal book explores the complex relationship between popular geopolitics and nation branding among the Newly Independent States of Eurasia, and their combined role in shaping contemporary national image and statecraft within and beyond the region. It provides critical perspectives on international relations, nationalism, and national identity through the use of innovative approaches focusing on popular culture, new media, public diplomacy, and alternative "narrators" of the nation. By positing popular geopolitics and nation branding as contentious forces and complementary flows, the study explores the tensions and elisions between national self-image and external perceptions of the nation, and how this complex interplay has become integral to contemporary global affairs.

Author : Mark Bassin,Catriona Kelly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 50,5 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.

Author : Archana Upadhyay
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000423235

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Transitions in Post-Soviet Eurasia by Archana Upadhyay Pdf

This book discusses the ideological and historical relevance of the term ‘Eurasia’ as a concept in the global geopolitical and ethno-cultural discourse. It focuses on the contested meanings attached to the idea and traces its historical evolution and interpretations. The volume examines the contours and characteristics of power politics in the Eurasian landscape by exploring the dynamics of the contending and competing interests that have come to occupy the region, particularly in the aftermath of the disintegration of the Soviet Union. It further examines the multiple narratives that define the socio-political realities of the region and also the policies of the state actors involved, by reflecting upon the multifaceted dimensions of the Eurasian issues. These include nation building strategies, identity, ethnic conflicts, security, democratization, globalization, international migration, climate change and energy extraction. The geopolitical and civilizational aspects of Eurasianism, in which Russia occupies a pivotal geo-political place creates both opportunities and anxieties for other stakeholders in the region. The book also holistically analyses the developmental dimensions of the post-Soviet space and ‘Eurasianism’ as a concept and political practice in domestic, regional and global affairs. The book also analyses the developmental dimensions of the post-Soviet space and ‘Eurasianism’ as a concept and political practice in domestic, regional and global affairs.

Author : Marlene Laruelle
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781800080133

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Central Peripheries by Marlene Laruelle Pdf

Central Peripheries explores post-Soviet Central Asia through the prism of nation-building. Although relative latecomers on the international scene, the Central Asian states see themselves as globalized, and yet in spite of – or perhaps precisely because of – this, they hold a very classical vision of the nation-state, rejecting the abolition of boundaries and the theory of the ‘death of the nation’. Their unabashed celebration of very classical nationhoods built on post-modern premises challenges the Western view of nationalism as a dying ideology that ought to have been transcended by post-national cosmopolitanism. Marlene Laruelle looks at how states in the region have been navigating the construction of a nation in a post-imperial context where Russia remains the dominant power and cultural reference. She takes into consideration the ways in which the Soviet past has influenced the construction of national storylines, as well as the diversity of each state’s narratives and use of symbolic politics. Exploring state discourses, academic narratives and different forms of popular nationalist storytelling allows Laruelle to depict the complex construction of the national pantheon in the three decades since independence. The second half of the book focuses on Kazakhstan as the most hybrid national construction and a unique case study of nationhood in Eurasia. Based on the principle that only multidisciplinarity can help us to untangle the puzzle of nationhood, Central Peripheries uses mixed methods, combining political science, intellectual history, sociology and cultural anthropology. It is inspired by two decades of fieldwork in the region and a deep knowledge of the region’s academia and political environment. Praise for Central Peripheries ‘Marlene Laruelle paves the way to the more focused and necessary outlook on Central Asia, a region that is not a periphery but a central space for emerging conceptual debates and complexities. Above all, the book is a product of Laruelle's trademark excellence in balancing empirical depth with vigorous theoretical advancements.’ – Diana T. Kudaibergenova, University of Cambridge ‘Using the concept of hybridity, Laruelle explores the multitude of historical, political and geopolitical factors that predetermine different ways of looking at nations and various configurations of nation-building in post-Soviet Central Asia. Those manifold contexts present a general picture of the transformation that the former southern periphery of the USSR has been going through in the past decades.’ – Sergey Abashin, European University at St Petersburg

Author : Pål Kolstø,Helge Blakkisrud
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 49,6 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 : David Lane
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135697884

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Elites and Identities in Post-Soviet Space by David Lane Pdf

The dissolution of the communist system led to the creation of new states and the formation of new concepts of citizenship in the post-Soviet states of Central and Eastern Europe. The formation of national identity also occurred in the context of the process of increasing economic and political globalisation, particularly the widening of the European Union to include the central European post-socialist and Baltic States. Internationally, Russia sought to establish a new identity either as a European or as a Eurasian society and had to accommodate the interests of a wider Russian Diaspora in the ‘near abroad’. This book addresses how domestic elites (regional, political and economic) influenced the formation of national identities and the ways in which citizenship has been defined. A second component considers the external dimensions: the ways in which foreign elites influenced either directly or indirectly the concept of identity and the interaction with internal elites. The essays consider the role of the European Union in attempting to form a European identity. Moreover, the growing internationalisation of economies (privatisation, monetary harmonisation, dependence on trade) also had effects on the kind of ‘national identity’ sought by the new nation states as well as the defining by them of ‘the other’. The collection focuses on the interrelations between social identity, state and citizenship formation, and the role of elites in defining the content of concepts in different post-communist societies. This book was originally published as a special issue of Europe-Asia Studies.

Author : Andrea Friedli,Aline Gohard-Radenkovic,François Ruegg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 3643852185

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

Author : Pal Kolsto
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781474433877

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Russia Before and After Crimea by Pal Kolsto Pdf

Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 brought East - West relations to a low. But, by selling the annexation in starkly nationalist terms to grassroots nationalists, Putin's popularity reached record heights. This volume examines the interactions and tensions between state and societal nationalisms before and after the annexation.

Author : David Lane
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135697952

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Elites and Identities in Post-Soviet Space by David Lane Pdf

The dissolution of the communist system led to the creation of new states and the formation of new concepts of citizenship in the post-Soviet states of Central and Eastern Europe. The formation of national identity also occurred in the context of the process of increasing economic and political globalisation, particularly the widening of the European Union to include the central European post-socialist and Baltic States. Internationally, Russia sought to establish a new identity either as a European or as a Eurasian society and had to accommodate the interests of a wider Russian Diaspora in the ‘near abroad’. This book addresses how domestic elites (regional, political and economic) influenced the formation of national identities and the ways in which citizenship has been defined. A second component considers the external dimensions: the ways in which foreign elites influenced either directly or indirectly the concept of identity and the interaction with internal elites. The essays consider the role of the European Union in attempting to form a European identity. Moreover, the growing internationalisation of economies (privatisation, monetary harmonisation, dependence on trade) also had effects on the kind of ‘national identity’ sought by the new nation states as well as the defining by them of ‘the other’. The collection focuses on the interrelations between social identity, state and citizenship formation, and the role of elites in defining the content of concepts in different post-communist societies. This book was originally published as a special issue of Europe-Asia Studies.