Nation-building and Identities in Post-Soviet Societies: New Challenges for Social Sciences (47)

by Andrea Friedli (Editor), Aline Gohard-Radenkovic (Editor), Francois Ruegg (Editor)

Research by social scientists on multicultural and multilingual post-Soviet societies is manifold. However, there rarely exists a dialogue between academic fields, traditions and ideologies. This book critically reunites different academic generations and traditions, different disciplines, and different geographical and cultural backgrounds by keeping the plurality of the approaches. The contributions discuss the roles of ideologies, education, and ethnic, linguistic, and religious identities in the post-Soviet nation-building processes. The included case studies show continuities and discontinuities in the ideological and political aspects of nation-building and identity management in post-Soviet societies. ( Freiburg Studies in Social Anthropology / Freiburger Sozialanthropologische Studien, Vol. 47) [ Social Anthropology, Sociology, Politics, Soviet Union]

152 pages, Paperback

Published December 31, 2017