National Minorities and International Change: Being Ukrainian in Contemporary Poland

This article explores the question of how the dynamic of interstate relations affects the domestic processes of minority mobilisation. It analyses Ukrainian minority activism in contemporary Poland against the background of the changing relations between Poland and Ukraine. The article argues that t...

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Published in:Europe-Asia studies 2009-05, Vol.61 (3), p.435-456
Main Author: Vermeersch, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
American minorities
Citizenship
Countries
Cultural interaction
Cultural norms
Cultural values
Ethnicity
European Cultural Groups
Government
Immigrants
Interethnic relations
International Relations
Interstate relations
Language minorities
Minorities
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Groups
Neocolonialism
Poland
Political activism
Political identity
Politics
Slavic culture
Social movements
Studies
Ukraine
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Summary:This article explores the question of how the dynamic of interstate relations affects the domestic processes of minority mobilisation. It analyses Ukrainian minority activism in contemporary Poland against the background of the changing relations between Poland and Ukraine. The article argues that the influence of interstate relations on Ukrainian minority activism is more complex than a traditional view of national minority politics would lead us to presume. Starting from this case study, the article argues that there is a need for a contextual and process-oriented understanding of the categories commonly deployed in the study of minority politics in the region.
ISSN:0966-8136
1465-3427
DOI:10.1080/09668130902753291