The Legitimation of Ethnicity
The Case of the C ornish
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8063997 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kerryn Husk (0000-0001-5674-8673, University of Exeter, corresponding author), Malcolm Williams (0000-0001-7945-1194, Cardiff University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-267 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1473-8481 • E-ISSN: 1754-9469 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1754-9469.2012.01176.x |
| OpenAlex | W1531249112 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 25 |
In this article we examine the complex processes involved in small‐scale ethnicity emergence and legitimation, and highlight the multi‐dimensional elements present in moving from a strong regional identity to an externally legitimate ethnic group. We use C ornwall as a case study: administered as an E nglish county, there has been a historic ethno‐cultural movement for recognition alongside recent inclusion in national statistics; however, legitimation by external elites has been problematic. The first sections outline the C ornish as a group; we argue that however one conceptualises ‘ethnicity’, the people of C ornwall must constitute such a group. We examine the dichotomous effects of the interplay between strong regional assertion and a C ornish ethnicity more formally. In the latter sections we apply these arguments to broader sociological discussions around the legitimation of particular groups, and show that the C ornish are indicative of the wider theoretical literature. In conclusion, we assert that the C ornish are representative of the push/pull mechanisms felt acutely in any core/periphery power relations, and should be seen as central to emerging small‐scale ethnic groups more generally
Aesthetics · Assertion · Collective identity · Ethnic group · Geography · Identity (music · Inclusion (mineral · Legitimation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Anthropology · Irish and British Studies · Political Systems and Governance · Romani and Gypsy Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,46 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |