1st Edition

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

Edited By Natalia Waechter Copyright 2018
108 Pages
by Routledge

108 Pages
by Routledge

108 Pages
by Routledge

Numerous historical and political processes and dynamics have led to the emergence of ethnic minority groups in Central and Eastern Europe, each with its own long history and identity. The breakdown of the Soviet regime, the establishment of new nation-states, and the Eastern enlargement of the European Union have raised new questions for these ethnic groups, questions regarding their feelings of... Read more

1. European, national and ethnic identities in Central and Eastern Europe Natalia Waechter

2. Civic, ethnic, hybrid and atomised identities in Central and Eastern Europe Victor Cebotari

3. Constructing border ethnic identities along the frontier of Central and Eastern Europe Antal Örkény and Mária Székelyi

4. How national identification matters: the development of European identification among established ethnic minority groups Natalia Tchistiakova and Natalia Waechter

5. Formation of European identity: ethnic minority groups in Central and Eastern Europe in generational perspective Natalia Waechter

Biography

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.