Identities in Central and Eastern Europe: The Construction and Interplay of European, National and Ethnic Identities

ISBN-13: 9780815383161 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 98 str.

Natalia Waechter

Opis

This book investigates feelings of identity and belonging among ethnic minority groups regarding their nation, their ethnic group and Europe. It presents original research on various ethnic minorities who live on both sides of the Eastern border of the European Union. Originally published as a special issue of the Identities journal.

Spis treści

1. European, national and ethnic identities in Central and Eastern Europe  2. Civic, ethnic, hybrid and atomised identities in Central and Eastern Europe  3. Constructing border ethnic identities along the frontier of Central and Eastern Europe  4. How national identification matters: the development of European identification among established ethnic minority groups  5. Formation of European identity: ethnic minority groups in Central and Eastern Europe in generational perspective

O autorze

Natalia Waechter is Professor of Pedagogy and Youth Research at the Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, Germany. She is vice-president of the RC34 (Sociology of Youth) of the International Sociological Association, and an editorial board member of Emerging Adulthood, and the Austrian Journal of Sociology.