Better off without them’? Politics and ethnicity in the twenty-first century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9905672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neal Ascherson (University College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 99-106 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-5850 • E-ISSN: 1468-2346 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2346.2004.00371.x |
| OpenAlex | W2031044758 |
| Language | EN |
In the various ‘liberations’ of the past 15 years, from the collapse of the Soviet system to the forcible regime changes of today, a disconcerting pattern often emerges; the disintegration of old multicultural societies, and the drift towards ethnic separation. The author asks why the experience of ‘freedom’ can lead towards a new, inflamed sense of group identity and whether the current ideal of multiculturalism has a future
Aesthetics · Ethnic group · Ideal (ethics · Identity (music · Multiculturalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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