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Central marginality: minorities, images, and victimhood in Central-Eastern Europe / Grišinas, Arvydas

Grišinas, Arvydas	Journal Article
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The article discusses from an anthropological point of view the reasons why minorities tend to find themselves at the center of tensions in Central-Eastern Europe. It presents an idea that the answer to the question lays in the “human side” of the regional politics. In human experiential terms, the political “character” of the region and the image of ethnic minorities as political phenomena are both grounded in memory of suffering and victimization. Because of the historical and experiential circumstances, it became a basis for identity formation, perpetuating the regional tensions. However, such victimized identity can be hijacked and abused both by the actors themselves and the external forces.

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Minorities ; Images ; Victimhood ; Central-Eastern Europe ; Central Marginality

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Identity and representation in the perceptions of political eli: a comparison between southern and post-communist Central-Eastern Europe / Jerez-Mir, Miguel; Real-Dato, Jose; Vázquez-Garcia, Rafael

Jerez-Mir, Miguel	Journal Article
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2009.

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European Union Integration and the process of political development and institution building are shaped by interactions between elites and masses. In their initial steps, scholars noted the Predominantly intergovernmental, elite-driven flavour of these processes (Inglehart 1970; Lindberg & Scheingold 1970). It has been during the last few years-as the process of European integration has deepened and the number of 'Europeanised' policy areas has expanded- that national arenas have also been increasingly concerned with European Union (EU) affairs,reinforcing the role of national elites and mass public opinion on European integration (Dalton & Eichenberg 1998).

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Public Opinion ; Europe ; European Integration ; Post-Communist ; Political Elites ; Central-Eastern Europe ;
Political Development

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