Instrumental and cultural considerations in constructing European identity among ethnic minority groups in Lithuania in a generational perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11048136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Natalia Waechter (0000-0001-6828-6517, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 651-668 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/00905992.2016.1258048 |
| OpenAlex | W2566749939 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
Research on European identity focuses mainly on majority populations in Western European countries without differentiating among specific population groups and generations, and, above all, disregarding ethnic minority groups living in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper addresses this gap by investigating the development of European identity among three ethnic minority groups in Lithuania: Belarusians, Poles, and Russians. Theoretically, the project is based on the instrumental approach, which argues that European identity is closely related to perceived benefits from “being European,” and on the cultural approach, which holds a common history, ancestry, and culture responsible for the development of European identity. Existing research has, above all, emphasized the importance of instrumental considerations. Analyzing qualitative interviews collected in the FP7 research project “ENRI-East,” the paper compares how young and adult members of ethnic minority groups construct European identity due to “instrumental” and “cultural” considerations. The results show that both instrumental and cultural considerations are relevant and further development of European identity depends on which age group or ethnic minority group an individual belongs to
Construct (python library · Cultural identity · Ethnic group · European population · Geography · Identity (music · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Population · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Demography · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · European Politics and Security · European Union Policy and Governance · Gender Studies
Russians as the new minority
Citizenship and Collective Identity in Europe
Citizens of Europe
Introduction
Ethnic identity as stigma in life experiences of different generations
Diversity recognition and minority representation in Central and Southeast Europe
European Integration, Nationalism and European Identity
Understanding variation in public support for European integration
National identity and the idea of European unity
How national identification matters
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2021 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |