Imagining the Community
Perspectives on Ukraine's Ethno-cultural Diversity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11048075 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oleksandr Hrytsenko (Research Institute of Ukrainian Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 197-222 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalities Papers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00905990801934280 |
| OpenAlex | W2030997253 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
The conventional approach to describing ethno-cultural relations in a particular nation-state is in terms of the majority/minority dichotomy, that is, a representation of a society as consisting of the core nation and a minority or number of minorities alongside it. The minorities are usually of different ethnic origin, possess distinct linguistic-cultural characteristics and tend to be represented as groups that, owing to their minority status, are discriminated against. This approach has been adopted in Ukraine where in official discourse and state documents the core nation co-exists with national minorities. Ethno-cultural diversity is addressed by policy makers and the academic community, most often in terms of “national minorities,” “protection of minority rights,” “provision of schooling for minorities” and so forth. Ukrainian scholars and policy makers tend to use the same concepts as their counterparts in the West, albeit often modifying them to Ukrainian circumstances. However, as will be argued, this dichotomous treatment of the titular majority and the minority is ill-suited to Ukraine's circumstances as even the very concept of “minority” is unclear owing to the blurred sense of identity amongst many Ukrainians and Russians
Cultural diversity · Diversity (politics · Ethnic group · Human rights · Linguistics · Minority group · Minority rights · National identity · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Ukrainian · Gender Studies · Law · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Political Conflict and Governance · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |