Ethnicity, Nationalism and Conflict in and after the Soviet Union

The Mind Aflame
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-7619-5185-8
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 535 g

Reihe: International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO)

Valery Tishkov is a well-known Russian historian and anthropologist, and former Minister of Nationalities in Yeltsin's government. This book draws on his inside knowledge of major events and extensive primary research. Tishkov argues that ethnicity has a multifaceted role: it is the most accessible basis for political mobilization; a means of controlling power and resources in a transforming society; and therapy for the great trauma suffered by individuals and groups under previous regimes. This complexity helps explain the contradictory nature and outcomes of public ethnic policies based on a doctrine of ethno-nationalism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tishkov, Valery

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Physische Anthropologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Nationalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The Feel of the Game
PART ONE: GENERAL APPROACHES AND ISSUES
Ethnicity in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Context
Soviet Ethnic Engineering
Success and Failure
Ethno-Politics in a Time of Transition
Territories, Resources and Power
Cultures and Languages in Conflict
PART TWO: CASE STUDIES
The Russians are Leaving
Central Asia and Kazakhstan
The Culture of Ethnic Violence
The Osh Conflict
The Anatomy of Ethnic Violence
The Ingush-Ossetian Conflict
Ambition and the Arrogance of Power
The Chechen War (Part I)
Ambition and the Arrogance of Power
The Chechen War (Part II)
PART THREE: GOVERNING CONFLICTING ETHNICITY
Post-Soviet Nationalism
What is Rossia? Identities in Transition
Strategies for Ethnic Accord in Post-Soviet States
PART FOUR: CONCLUSION: DESTROYING REALITY THROUGH THEORY (OR `BACK TO THE IVORY TOWERS')

Über Autor(innen)

Tishkov, Valery
Valery Tishkov is Professor of History and Anthropology, Director of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, and Senior Research Consultant at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO).