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Everyday nation-building In the post-Soviet space: methodological reflections
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Abstract This article presents a methodological approach to the study of nation-building in everyday life in the post-Soviet region. Although bottom-up and informal mechanisms of creating identity have been acknowledged in the literature and methodology of nationalism studies, they have seldom been applied t... view more
This article presents a methodological approach to the study of nation-building in everyday life in the post-Soviet region. Although bottom-up and informal mechanisms of creating identity have been acknowledged in the literature and methodology of nationalism studies, they have seldom been applied to studies in the post-Soviet countries. This article discusses the strengths and limitations of such an approach, using the example of two studies - on consumption and national identity in Ukraine and on music and nationbuilding
in Estonia.... view less
Keywords
Estonia; state formation; nationality; music; consumption; post-communist society; Ukraine; USSR; national identity
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Free Keywords
post-Soviet space; informal nation-building
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 69-86
Journal
Studies of Transition States and Societies, 8 (2016) 1
ISSN
1736-8758
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed