Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 77-95 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Ethnic and Racial Studies |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 27 Jul 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Feb 2017 |
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Keywords
- ethnic
- minorities
- Poland
- Belarus
- Eastern Europe
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Relational identities on EU borderlands : the case of Poles in Belarus and Belarusians in Poland. / Wallace, Claire; Patsiurko, Natalka.
In: Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 40, No. 1, 28.02.2017, p. 77-95.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Relational identities on EU borderlands
T2 - the case of Poles in Belarus and Belarusians in Poland
AU - Wallace, Claire
AU - Patsiurko, Natalka
N1 - Funding This work was supported by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme ENRI-East. Interplay of European, National and Regional Identities: Nations between States on the New Eastern Borderlands of the European Union [SSH-2007- CT-217227].
PY - 2017/2/28
Y1 - 2017/2/28
N2 - The paper argues that the well-known triadic relationship between kin state, resident state and national minority needs to take into account a fourth dimension: that of European institutions. This is illustrated through a study of relational identities on the EU’s Eastern border where the reconfiguration of ethnic relations followed the end of the iron curtain and EU accession. It considers two neighbouring ethnic minorities. One minority is part of the EU – the Belarusians in Poland – and the other is not part of the EU – the Poles in Belarus. The paper argues that the intersection of these four relational dimensions result in contrasting kinds of ethnic identification for the two minority groups leading to either fluidification or solidification under different circumstances.
AB - The paper argues that the well-known triadic relationship between kin state, resident state and national minority needs to take into account a fourth dimension: that of European institutions. This is illustrated through a study of relational identities on the EU’s Eastern border where the reconfiguration of ethnic relations followed the end of the iron curtain and EU accession. It considers two neighbouring ethnic minorities. One minority is part of the EU – the Belarusians in Poland – and the other is not part of the EU – the Poles in Belarus. The paper argues that the intersection of these four relational dimensions result in contrasting kinds of ethnic identification for the two minority groups leading to either fluidification or solidification under different circumstances.
KW - ethnic
KW - minorities
KW - Poland
KW - Belarus
KW - Eastern Europe
U2 - 10.1080/01419870.2016.1201582
DO - 10.1080/01419870.2016.1201582
M3 - Article
VL - 40
SP - 77
EP - 95
JO - Ethnic and Racial Studies
JF - Ethnic and Racial Studies
SN - 0141-9870
IS - 1
ER -