Routledge Studies in Nationalism and Ethnicity
About the Book Series
Founding Editor: William Safran (University of Colorado at Boulder, USA)
This series draws attention to some of the most exciting issues in current world political debate: nation-building, autonomy and self-determination; ethnic identity, conflict and accommodation; pluralism, multiculturalism and the politics of language; ethnonationalism, irredentism and separatism; and immigration, naturalization and citizenship. The series includes monographs as well as edited volumes, and through the use of case studies and comparative analyses will bring together some of the best work to be found in the field.
Pathways from Ethnic Conflict: Institutional Redesign in Divided Societies
1st Edition
Edited
By John Coakley
December 15, 2011
The book begins with an agenda-setting introduction which will provide an overview of the central question being addressed, such as the circumstances associated with the move towards a political settlement, the parameters of this settlement and the factors that have assisted in bringing it about. ...
Nationalism in a Global Era: The Persistence of Nations
1st Edition
Edited
By Mitchell Young, Eric Zuelow, Andreas Sturm
November 24, 2011
This volume makes a unique contribution to the literature on nations and nationalism by examining why nations remain a vibrant and strong social cohesive despite the threat of globalization. Regardless of predictions forecasting the demise of the nation-state in the global era, the nation persists ...
Welfare, Ethnicity and Altruism: New Data and Evolutionary Theory
1st Edition
Edited
By Frank Salter
April 19, 2005
Welfare, Ethnicity, and Altruism applies the controversial theory of 'Ethnic Nepotism', first formulated by Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt and Pierre van den Berghe, to the modern welfare state (both are authors in this volume). This theory states that ethnic groups resemble large families whose members ...
Post-Cold War Identity Politics: Northern and Baltic Experiences
1st Edition
Edited
By Marko Lehti, David J. Smith
November 23, 2004
During the past decade northern Europe has started to assume an identity of its own. Categories of East and West have become blurred, challenging as well the idea of what it means to be Nordic. Post-Cold War Identity Politics maps this process in Scandinavia. Looking at projects designed to help ...
Diasporas and Ethnic Migrants: Germany, Israel and Russia in Comparative Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Rainer Munz, Rainer Ohliger
March 01, 2003
This work adopts a comparative approach to explore interrelations between two phenomena which, so far, have rarely been examined and analysed together, namely the dynamics of diaspora and minority formation in Central and Eastern Europe on the one hand, and the diaspora migration on the other....
Ethnic Groups in Motion: Economic Competition and Migration in Multi-Ethnic States
1st Edition
By Milica Z. Bookman
June 29, 2002
This title focuses on one aspect of migration, namely its ethnic competition. Rather than observe population movements in general, the study is limited to the movements of specific ethnic groups. It explores the role played by ethnicity in determining which groups move and which groups stay....
Identity and Territorial Autonomy in Plural Societies
1st Edition
Edited
By Ramón Máiz, Safran William
March 01, 2000
Focusing on autonomy in countries whose societies are marked by ethnic diversity, this work examines the effects of territorial solutions to the safeguarding of cultural identities. Contributors distinguish among types of autonomy and their impact on pluralism, democracy and unity of the state....
Nationalism and Ethnoregional Identities in China
1st Edition
Edited
By Safran William
September 01, 1998
Western political scientists have tended to neglect the ethnic dimension in China, and have overemphasized the development from large empire to unified nation. This book brings together a number of case studies on the ethnic and regional dimensions of Chinese politics and society....
Ethnicity and Citizenship: The Canadian Case
1st Edition
Edited
By Jean Laponce, Safran William
May 31, 1996
Examining past and present policies on immigration, current arguments regarding the evolution of the Canadian constitutional system and the continuing search for new definitions of citizenship; this book looks at the components of citizenship in Canada and the diversity of attitudes....