| No 17
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The Nation-State, Democracy, Ethnic Diversity, Equality, and Progress |
| Institution |
European Center for Ethnic and Regional Studies; University of Maribor: YU-62000 Yugoslavia |
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Publication (Journal) |
Innovation 4 no. 1 (1991):125-32 |
| Published in |
Austria, 1991 |
| Language |
English |
| Abstract |
Numerous factors contributing to ethnic strife in Central and Eastern Europe are identified. The origins of present ethnic problems are traced to policies in the former socialist states that failed to acknowledge the existence of conflicting ethnicities. Since the fall of communism, old conflicts that had long been contained by force have been reactivated. Because of the current emphasis on democracy and self-determination, many groups have become interested in defining themselves as autonomous nation-states. The release of nationalist aspirations has created an explosive situation requiring urgent domestic and international attention. Issues that must be addressed by outside forces are enumerated and possible courses of action suggested. |
| Availability |
Library of the Hungarian Academiy of Sciences, Budapest |
| Discipline(s) |
political sociology
, sociology
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| Source(s) |
survey
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