Ethnopluralism

Panacea for East Central Europe

Bibliographic Data

ID11048413
AuthorsRasma Karklins, Расма Карклинс (University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume28
Issue2
Pages219-241
Publication date2000-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNationalities Papers (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/713687469
OpenAlexW2051413834
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited39

Worldwide, ethnopolitics takes on various shapes. Yet, while politics involving ethnicity can be either conflictual, competitive, or cooperative, analysts typically focus either on instances of conflict or ignore the multiethnicity of states by sticking to “the comfortable integrationist presumptions of the 1950s.” All too rarely does one find analyses of policies that work in difficult situations. This global trend is intensified in the case of Eastern Europe. As this region has suffered instances of ethnic politics gone wrong—most recently in the former Yugoslavia—many analysts assume that constructive approaches to ethnic relations are impossible, even though they are needed more than ever. Here, I outline a model of ethnopolitics which is both democratic and constructive, has been used in East Central Europe in the past, and has potential for the future. In presenting the case for ethnopluralism, I outline a promising alternative to ethnic conflict or neglect

Constructive · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Ethnic conflict · Ethnic group · Focus (optics · Neglect · Panacea (medicine · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Computer Science · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Psychology · Romani and Gypsy Studies

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