Dilemmas of State-Led Nation Building in Ukraine

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

How has the Ukrainian state sought to build national identity over the past decade, and with what results? The premise of the book is that assertions about the role of the state in identity politics should be treated as questions to be debated theoretically and studied empirically instead of assumptions made casually and left unexamined. Each essay begins with a common set of questions. Is it true that overcoming Ukraine's current cleavages is a prerequisite for holding the country together or for reforming it? How have the legacies of history constrained the state's nation-building project? What obstructing cleavages exist, and what sorts of national identity might provide a solid foundation for building an overarching Ukrainian national identity? Statistical analysis of mass attitudes, case studies on culture, education, the military, and foreign policy provide a detailed look at efforts to promote national identity, with surprising conclusions. Taken together the essays provide an overdue evaluation of the role of the state in nation building.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-12-30
Mått:161 x 240 x 17 mm
Vikt:508 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780275977863
Utmärkelser:Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2003 2002 (United States)

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TARAS KUZIO is a Research Associate at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Toronto. His most recent publication is Ukraine: Perestroika to Independence (2000).PAUL ÁNIERI is Associate Dean, Office of International Programs, at the University of Kansas. He is the author of Economic Interdependence in Ukrainian-Russian Relations (1999).

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"This is by far the best book for anyone trying to understand the birth pangs of a nation and state in post-Soviet Eastern Europe. Ukraine is the largest such unit, and this volume is essentially a presentation of the clashing views of Ukrainian intellectual and political leaders about the direction nation-building should take and who should be the legitimate builders. . . . Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above." - Choice

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Debating the Assumption of State Led Nation-Building in Ukraine by Paul D'Anieri The Nation-building Project in Ukraine and Identity: Towards a Consensus by Taras Kuzio Rewriting and Rethinking: Contemporary Historiography and Nation-Building in Ukraine by Georgii Kasianov Culture and Cultural Politics in Ukraine: A Post-Colonial Perspective by Mykola Riabchuk Mass Attitudes and Ethnic Conflict in Ukraine by Craig A. Weller The Internal-External Nexus in the Formation of Ukrainian National Identity: The Case for Slavic Integration Region, Language, and Nationality: Rethinking Support in Ukraine for Maintaining Distance From Russia by Lowell W. Barrington Nation-Building in the Ukrainian Military by Andrew Fesiak Identity Construction and Education: The History of Ukraine in Soviet and Post-Soviet Schoolbooks by Jan G. Janmaat Conclusion: Regionalism and Nation-Building in a Divided Society by Nancy Popson Index