The second project of ethnicity
Transnational migrant communities and ethnic minorities in modern multicultural societies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12530744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Rex (0000-0003-3265-5872, University of Warwick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 207-217 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Innovation The European Journal of Social Science Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1351-1610 • E-ISSN: 1469-8412 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13511610.1994.9968404 |
| OpenAlex | W2015744199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
The theory of ethnicity has been developed in recent years largely in connection with the study of nationalism. What this paper seeks to show is that while there is a common core in the theory of ethnicity, nationalism is not the only project on which it is focused. The other project is that of migration which leads to the formation of transnational communities, which have no nationalistic ambitions, nor necessarily a diasporic urge to return to the homeland. The paper seeks to outline some of the main structural features of such communities using the example of Punjabi Sikh migration. It also seeks to describe the main structural features of the relationship which emerges between such communities and modern national societies in which they settle
Ethnic group · Ethnic nationalism · Homeland · Multiculturalism · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
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| Citation span | 1997 - 2009 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |