Description
Book SynopsisAfter the EU-accession of Eastern and Central European countries, the nations and ethnicities in this region face a re-definition of their cultural, social and political roles.
Ethnic Minorities of Central and Eastern Europe in the Internet Space deals with the identity formation of twelve ethnic minorities in seven countries along the border of the European Union. Ethnicities in Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia as well as Belarus and Ukraine are considered. The project attempts a new methodological approach to the topic of ethnic identity through a qualitative and quantitative content analysis of the internet resources attributable to ethnic minorities. It consists of two larger parts: the methodology of data collection and the results of data analysis. The data bank of the internet resources provides an overview of the empirical basis of the study.
Table of ContentsContents: Ethnic identity in Eastern and Central Europe – Ethnic minorities in the European Union – European identity – Content analysis – Internet as empirical data base – Political participation of ethnicities – Cultural identity of ethnicities – Ethnic and national conflict – Nationalism and chauvinism – Multicultural society – Conservative ethnic culture.
