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Mniejszości narodowe w systemie politycznym Ukrainy
National Minorities in the Political System of Ukraine
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Abstract The main purpose of the article is to present the evolution of legal regulations regarding national minorities in Ukraine, the structure of these minorities and the dynamics of demographic change. The authors analyzed the geographical distribution as well as the political, cultural and educational a... view more
The main purpose of the article is to present the evolution of legal regulations regarding national minorities in Ukraine, the structure of these minorities and the dynamics of demographic change. The authors analyzed the geographical distribution as well as the political, cultural and educational activity of the most numerous national minorities. They presented the main reasons for the increase or decrease in the size of the largest national groups. The political and legal foundations of minority activities, the specificity of the organization of their educational institutions, national-cultural associations and ethnic parties were analyzed. Particular attention was paid to the problematic provisions of the new Education Act (2017), which reduced the status of languages of national minorities in education and led to the deterioration of relations with individual countries with which minorities are associated. The authors discussed the most severe problems in bilateral relations arising from Ukraine’s policy towards minorities and some ideas on how to solve them. The main methods of improving nationality policy in contemporary Ukraine were also presented.... view less
Keywords
Ukraine; minority; ethnic group; language; cultural policy; educational policy; minority policy; nationalities question; domestic policy
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Free Keywords
National Policy; Language Policy; National Cultural Organizations; Ethnic Parties; Bilateral Interstate Relations of Ukraine
Document language
Polish
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 101-128
Journal
Studia Europejskie - Studies in European Affairs, 24 (2020) 1
ISSN
1428-149X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0