Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 

About: Nationalism and Ethnic Politics is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Politics & Nationalism. It has an ISSN identifier of 1353-7113. Over the lifetime, 678 publications have been published receiving 9252 citations. The journal is also known as: Nationalism and ethnic politics.

Who is indigenous? ‘Peoplehood’ and ethnonationalist approaches to rearticulating indigenous identity

Abstract: Debate within global forums over establishing definitional standards for indigenous peoples versus an unlimited right of indigenous self-identification has exposed something of a dilemma over standard setting in international law Requiring strict, definitional standards excludes some indigenous groups from the very protections they need, while reifying their identities Yet failure to establish an accepted deflnition of indigenous peoples leads to host-state concerns over applying international legal instruments to the world's indigenous populations After surveying indigenous definitions developed by academicians in the fleld of nationalism/international law as well as practitioners from IGOs and NGOs, it is determined that a balance between self-identiflcation and establishing a working definition of indigenous peoples is possible Utilizing a model of ‘Peoplehood’ refined by Holm, Pearson and Chavis (2003), the article presents a new working deflnition of indigenous peoples that is both flexible and d

Preferential policies for ethnic minorities in China: The case of Xinjiang

Abstract: Preferential policies for ethnic minorities in China are implemented in family planning, school admissions, the hiring and promotion, the financing and taxation of businesses, and regional infrastructural support. Affirmative action has created greater social equity, while not impairing and likely promoting positive Han‐minority relations. This is so even in Xinjiang, a fast growing, but unstable PRC minority region. China's preferential policies represent a case that does not conform to the hypothesis of Thomas Sowell and other scholars that affirmative action everywhere fails to produce substantial equity, inhibits economic efficiency and creates inter‐ethnic tensions.

Five stages of the construction of Kurdish nationalism in Turkey

Abstract: The construction and politicization of Kurdish ethno‐nationalism in Turkey evolved in five stages. The state's policies are the determinant factors in the evolution and modulation of the Kurdish et...

Diaspora involvement in insurgencies: insights from the khalistan and tamil eelam movements

Abstract: This article exposits and contrasts the roles of two diasporas in ethnic conflict waged in their homelands, namely the Sikh diaspora's involvement in the Punjab insurgency in north India and the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora's role in Sri Lanka's Tamil insurgency. It draws out the various similarities and distinctions between the two in their use of technology, means of mobilization and identity production, and the geographical and political reach of their institutional arrangements. The article argues that the varying means by which these diasporas came into being affected the ways in which they mobilized and the positions they espoused towards homeland politics. It finds that the abilities of the two diasporas to contribute to events “back home” differed in part because of the scope of their respective institutional arrangements.