Federica Prina
Biographic Data
| ID | 4431323 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Federica Prina |
| GIVEN NAMES | Federica |
| FAMILY NAME | Prina |
| SIGNATURE | PRINA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Glasgow |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8368-5313 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Ontological (In)security of majorities
No abstract available
Russia’s Minority Institutions, Ethnic Boundaries, and Social-Humanitarian Work
This article analyzes the interconnection of ethnic boundary-making and collective responsibility, with reference to the social-humanitarian work of Russia's ethnic minority organizations. Employing data from interviews with minority representatives, it shows that the notion of collective responsibility has played a role in reproducing (symbolic) ethnic boundaries, through the interplay of three factors: ethnic institutions, social networks and p…
Fantasies of cultural sovereignty and national unity
Drawing on ontological security studies and Lacanian theory, the article examines the role of ?spiritual-moral values? (SMV) in Russian politics. It argues that SMV have been employed by the Russian political elite to construct an (illusory) sense of ontological security, presented as attainable via the promotion of sovereignty and national unity. Through the analysis of policy documents and Vladimir Putin?s speeches for the period 2012?2023, the…
Ukraine’s Law on National Minorities and ‘Effective’ Participation
This article provides a critique of Law No. 2827- ix ‘On National Minorities (Communities) of Ukraine’ , adopted in December 2022, with a focus on minority participation. Following an overview of Ukraine’s international commitments and domestic legislation on minority protection, we consider some of the complexities of Ukraine’s minority rights regime, particularly those linked to the enduring challenge in striking a balance between the promotion…
Constructing Ethnic Diversity as a Security Threat
This article analyses the Russian government’s securitisation of inter-ethnic relations, and national minorities’ responses to such processes. While Russia’s securitising dynamics have been linked to threats associated with ethnic groups (perceived as) culturally distant from the Russian majority (such as non-Slavic and Muslim minorities), this article argues that securitisation can affect all of Russia’s national minorities (including Slavic and…
Nonterritorial Autonomy and Minority (Dis)Empowerment
This review article outlines the literature on nonterritorial autonomy (NTA) from the renewed interest in the concept in the mid-2000s until today. First, the article provides a brief overview of the meaning of NTA and the rationale behind it, highlighting how, in academic literature, NTA oscillates between positions that treat it as an attractive option and a highly impractical system (difficult to realize in practice or even pin down conceptual…
The Mechanics of Consensus
Russia’s institutions on nonterritorial cultural autonomy (NTCA) can be broadly situated within the country’s political community, in the sense that they—for the most part—recognize the government’s rules of engagement and its role as decision maker, leading to overarching consensus and pursuit of shared objectives. At the same time, they remain at the periphery of the political community. This article outlines the reasons for NTCA institutions’ …
National in Form, Putinist in Content
Over the past three decades, Russia has developed a set of institutions for the management of ethno-linguistic diversity based on the principle of ‘national cultural autonomy’. This article examines the positioning of these institutions within Russian society, arguing that while state-endorsed discourses locate them within the culture sphere—treated as distinct from political processes—there is in fact an interpenetration of ‘politics’ and ‘cultu…
Linguistic Justice, Soviet Legacies and Post-Soviet Realpolitik
This article analyses the reasons for continuing difficulties in overcoming ethnolinguistic polarization in Moldova, and the complexities in bringing about linguistic justice. It is argued that factors affecting these dynamics are: Soviet legacies, and particularly perceptions of ethnolinguistic identity as ‘exclusive’; and the politicization of language, including with regard to choices on how to manage Soviet legacies. Both factors, in turn, ar…
Power, Politics and Participation
Participatory rights are essential in the formulation of effective minority policies, but they are probably the most complex rights to delineate and regulate. Difficulties in implementing participatory rights exist in all countries: there are logistic difficulties in the establishment of effective mechanisms enabling the involvement of the whole spectrum of stakeholders in decision-making. This article reveals obstacles to Russia's implementation…
National in Form, Putinist in Content
Over the past three decades, Russia has developed a set of institutions for the management of ethno-linguistic diversity based on the principle of ‘national cultural autonomy’. This article examines the positioning of these institutions within Russian society, arguing that while state-endorsed discourses locate them within the culture sphere—treated as distinct from political processes—there is in fact an interpenetration of ‘politics’ and ‘cultu…
Power, Politics and Participation
Participatory rights are essential in the formulation of effective minority policies, but they are probably the most complex rights to delineate and regulate. Difficulties in implementing participatory rights exist in all countries: there are logistic difficulties in the establishment of effective mechanisms enabling the involvement of the whole spectrum of stakeholders in decision-making. This article reveals obstacles to Russia's implementation…
The Mechanics of Consensus
Russia’s institutions on nonterritorial cultural autonomy (NTCA) can be broadly situated within the country’s political community, in the sense that they—for the most part—recognize the government’s rules of engagement and its role as decision maker, leading to overarching consensus and pursuit of shared objectives. At the same time, they remain at the periphery of the political community. This article outlines the reasons for NTCA institutions’ …
Fantasies of cultural sovereignty and national unity
Drawing on ontological security studies and Lacanian theory, the article examines the role of ?spiritual-moral values? (SMV) in Russian politics. It argues that SMV have been employed by the Russian political elite to construct an (illusory) sense of ontological security, presented as attainable via the promotion of sovereignty and national unity. Through the analysis of policy documents and Vladimir Putin?s speeches for the period 2012?2023, the…
Ontological (In)security of majorities
No abstract available
Linguistic Justice, Soviet Legacies and Post-Soviet Realpolitik
This article analyses the reasons for continuing difficulties in overcoming ethnolinguistic polarization in Moldova, and the complexities in bringing about linguistic justice. It is argued that factors affecting these dynamics are: Soviet legacies, and particularly perceptions of ethnolinguistic identity as ‘exclusive’; and the politicization of language, including with regard to choices on how to manage Soviet legacies. Both factors, in turn, ar…
Power, Politics and Participation
Participatory rights are essential in the formulation of effective minority policies, but they are probably the most complex rights to delineate and regulate. Difficulties in implementing participatory rights exist in all countries: there are logistic difficulties in the establishment of effective mechanisms enabling the involvement of the whole spectrum of stakeholders in decision-making. This article reveals obstacles to Russia's implementation…
Linguistic Justice, Soviet Legacies and Post-Soviet Realpolitik
This article analyses the reasons for continuing difficulties in overcoming ethnolinguistic polarization in Moldova, and the complexities in bringing about linguistic justice. It is argued that factors affecting these dynamics are: Soviet legacies, and particularly perceptions of ethnolinguistic identity as ‘exclusive’; and the politicization of language, including with regard to choices on how to manage Soviet legacies. Both factors, in turn, ar…
National in Form, Putinist in Content
Over the past three decades, Russia has developed a set of institutions for the management of ethno-linguistic diversity based on the principle of ‘national cultural autonomy’. This article examines the positioning of these institutions within Russian society, arguing that while state-endorsed discourses locate them within the culture sphere—treated as distinct from political processes—there is in fact an interpenetration of ‘politics’ and ‘cultu…
Constructing Ethnic Diversity as a Security Threat
This article analyses the Russian government’s securitisation of inter-ethnic relations, and national minorities’ responses to such processes. While Russia’s securitising dynamics have been linked to threats associated with ethnic groups (perceived as) culturally distant from the Russian majority (such as non-Slavic and Muslim minorities), this article argues that securitisation can affect all of Russia’s national minorities (including Slavic and…
Nonterritorial Autonomy and Minority (Dis)Empowerment
This review article outlines the literature on nonterritorial autonomy (NTA) from the renewed interest in the concept in the mid-2000s until today. First, the article provides a brief overview of the meaning of NTA and the rationale behind it, highlighting how, in academic literature, NTA oscillates between positions that treat it as an attractive option and a highly impractical system (difficult to realize in practice or even pin down conceptual…
The Mechanics of Consensus
Russia’s institutions on nonterritorial cultural autonomy (NTCA) can be broadly situated within the country’s political community, in the sense that they—for the most part—recognize the government’s rules of engagement and its role as decision maker, leading to overarching consensus and pursuit of shared objectives. At the same time, they remain at the periphery of the political community. This article outlines the reasons for NTCA institutions’ …
Ukraine’s Law on National Minorities and ‘Effective’ Participation
This article provides a critique of Law No. 2827- ix ‘On National Minorities (Communities) of Ukraine’ , adopted in December 2022, with a focus on minority participation. Following an overview of Ukraine’s international commitments and domestic legislation on minority protection, we consider some of the complexities of Ukraine’s minority rights regime, particularly those linked to the enduring challenge in striking a balance between the promotion…
Russia’s Minority Institutions, Ethnic Boundaries, and Social-Humanitarian Work
This article analyzes the interconnection of ethnic boundary-making and collective responsibility, with reference to the social-humanitarian work of Russia's ethnic minority organizations. Employing data from interviews with minority representatives, it shows that the notion of collective responsibility has played a role in reproducing (symbolic) ethnic boundaries, through the interplay of three factors: ethnic institutions, social networks and p…
Fantasies of cultural sovereignty and national unity
Drawing on ontological security studies and Lacanian theory, the article examines the role of ?spiritual-moral values? (SMV) in Russian politics. It argues that SMV have been employed by the Russian political elite to construct an (illusory) sense of ontological security, presented as attainable via the promotion of sovereignty and national unity. Through the analysis of policy documents and Vladimir Putin?s speeches for the period 2012?2023, the…
Ontological (In)security of majorities
No abstract available
Law (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Autonomy (4 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Global Security and Public Health (3 works)