Synopses & Reviews
Based on new field research by an international team of post-Soviet specialists, this is the first comparative study to examine the complexities of trans-border ethnic groups and state-building in the former Soviet Union.The collapse of the Soviet state transformed internal administrative boundaries into international frontiers. Russians, Ukrainians, and other ethnic groups overnight became nations abroad,” communities separated from their ostensible homelands by shifting interstate borders. Since 1991, these new diasporas have had a powerful impact on minorities policy within the Soviet successor states, as well as on relations between the newly independent republics.Focusing on seven key casesJews, Armenians, Russians, Ukrainians, Kazakhs, Poles, and Volga Tatarsthis book offers unique insights into the power of diaspora politics within and between the new states of Eurasia. Political scientists, sociologists, and international relations experts will find this an indispensable guide to the complex interaction of nations and states in the post-Soviet world.
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This book discusses trans-border ethnic populations in the former Soviet Union in a broader conceptual context, highlighting the importance of diaspora issues both for post-Sovietologists and for scholars of comparative politics and international relations in general.
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"Based on new field research by an international team of post-Soviet specialists, Nations Abroad is the first comparative study to examine the complexities of trans-border ethnic groups and state-build"
About the Author
Charles King is Ion Ratiu Chair of Romanian Studies and assistant professor in the School of Foreign Service and Department of Government, Georgetown University. Neil J. Melvin is lecturer in the Department of Politics at Leeds University. Charles King is Ion Ratiu Chair of Romanian Studies and assistant professor in the School of Foreign Service and Department of Government, Georgetown University. Neil J. Melvin is lecturer in the Department of Politics at Leeds University.