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Book SynopsisThe Euromaidan protests highlighted Ukraine as a state between East and West European pathways. It became obvious that Ukraines search for identity and future is deeply rooted in historical fragmentations of the country which indicate Ukraines long-standing and multiple ties beyond its borders. In this volume, distinguished scholars provide empirical analysis and theoretical reflections on Ukraines transnational embeddedness which surfaced with an unexpected intensity in the recent political conflict. The contributions focus on such phenomena as the role of international media and of diaspora communities in the Euromaidans aftermath, on the transnational roots of memories and the search for collective identity, and on transnational linkages of elites within Ukrainian political and economic regimes. The anthology demonstrates the theoretical and analytical value of the concept of transnationalism for studying the ambivalent processes of post-Soviet modernization.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Transnational Networks in & Around Ukraine: Theories & Practices; The "Novorossiya" Project & National Affiliations in Ukraine's Southeast: A Failed Attempt at Transnational Community Reconstruction?; Novorossiya & the Transnationalism of Unrecognized Post-Soviet Nations; Global Symbols & Local Meanings: The "Day of Victory" after Euromaidan; Practice-Related Transnationalism; Coming to Terms with Odessa Ukraine: The Impact of the Maidan Uprising on the Ukrainian Diaspora; Movements on the Development of Diasporic Engagement: The Case of Euromaidan & Its Impact for the Ukrainian Diaspora in Poland & Germany; The International Links of Ukrainian Oligarchs: Business Expansion & Transnational Offshore NetworksUkraine in the Russian Mass Media: Germany as an Example of Russian Information Policy; Ukrainian Nation Building & Ethnic Minority Associations: The Case of Southern Bessarabia; The Transnational "Neo-Eurasian" Network & its Preparation of Separatism in Ukraine 20052014; Ukraine & Beyond: Concluding Remarks on Transnationalism.
