Ethnic minorities and nation-building in the post-Soviet space: Constructing a theoretical framework

Divisions over recognition of Kosovo, Abkhazia and South Ossetia’s independence put in focus policies towards ethnic minorities, structuring and legitimization of power in newly-formed multi-ethnic states. In most cases state-building requires the homogenization of population, i.e. “nationalizing” p...

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Main Authors: I. Kudryashova, E. Meleshkina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MGIMO University Press 2009-04-01
Series:Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta
Online Access:https://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/2765