The Quest for Subsidiarity in Eastern European Nation Building

2006 ◽  
Vol 29 (13) ◽  
pp. 1215-1227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymon R. Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Nation Building ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
European Nation ◽  
Eastern European Nation

AMERICA, ISLAM, AND CONSTITUTIONALISM: MUSLIM AMERICAN POVERTY AND THE MOUNTING POLICE STATE

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled A. Beydoun
Keyword(s):  
American Dream ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Economic Opportunity ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
Safe Haven ◽  
Muslim American ◽  
European Nation ◽  
The City ◽  
Eastern European Nation

Intersectionality alone cannot bring invisible bodies into view. Mere words won't change the way that some people—the less-visible members of political constituencies—must continue to wait for leaders, decision-makers and others to see their struggles.—Kimberlé Crenshaw1Hamtramck is a city that occupies many intersections. Geographically, it is approximately two square miles, swallowed entirely by the city of Detroit. Racially and religiously, Hamtramck is at the latter end of a pivotal crossroads. The city of roughly 22,000 people was once a concentrated and celebrated Polish enclave, a coveted destination for immigrants from the Eastern European nation seeking safe haven and economic opportunity. Today, a declining number of Polish businesses, and a statue of Pope John Paul II on the corner of Joseph Campau and Belmont Streets, commemorating his 1987 visit, symbolize the city's proud Polish and Catholic heritage.2 Taking in the sights and sounds of the city today quickly reveals that Hamtramck, however, is no longer predominantly Polish, but rather a destination and hub for Muslims pursuing the American Dream while heavily steeped in their native traditions.

Global English infiltrates Bulgaria

English Today ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 54-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
Popular Music ◽  
Youth Culture ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Global English ◽  
Web Advertising ◽  
European Nation ◽  
The World

Following his article ‘Global English invades Poland’ (ET50, Apr 97, Vol 13.2), the author explores the comparable impact of English on advertising in a second Eastern European nation.Global English continues its unchecked spread, not only as the second language of choice for more people than any other, but also as an infiltrator whose words creep into the fabric of other languages through such avenues as film, television, popular music, the World Wide Web, advertising and youth culture.

“Turned into the Women’s Journal”: Representation of sportswomen in Hungary’s sports magazine

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dunja Antunovic
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
European Context ◽  
Athletic Competence ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Media ◽  
Global Patterns ◽  
Conservative Values ◽  
Visual Coverage

Over the last few decades, scholars have dedicated much attention to the coverage of sportswomen in the media. However, few of these studies are situated within the Central Eastern European context. In this study, I analyze the textual and visual coverage of sportswomen in the Hungarian monthly sports magazine Presztízs Sport and examine the ways in which Hungarian national identity is articulated through discourses of sport, athletic competence, and womanhood. This sports magazine reflects some of the global patterns in the representation of sportswomen, but also distinguishes athletes based on the sport’s historical success in Hungary. Further, it positions the családanya, the “family-mother” as a gender ideal that transcends other representation categories. The maternal athletic body affirms conservative values and contributes to the aspirations of nation-building through both reproduction and elite sporting success.

Minor Nation

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Pershái
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Deleuze And Guattari ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Post Colonial

In the twentieth century, nationalism has become an unwritten yet strong hegemonic rule that prescribes and defines cultural configurations of statehood. In the context of post-socialist and post-colonial transformations in “expanding” Eastern Europe, nation building is a complicated and incoherent process: the nation’s canonic attributes may contradict the cultural and historical “circumstances” of the development of a particular nation. This article questions a complicated dynamic between theoretical frameworks of nationalism and their applications in Eastern European states, such as in Belarus. More specifically, it argues against the discursive conceptualization of Belarus as a “nonexistent” or “undeveloped” nation. This article suggests rethinking nation building in Belarus in relation to the notion of major/minor developed by Deleuze and Guattari. The author implies that the unusual mode of Belarusian nationalism is not only a part of a struggle for domination between different intellectual groups in Belarus; it is also an issue of relying on traditional scholarly paradigms of nationalism that may no longer suffice.

THE THEORETICAL ORIGINS OF CATHOLIC NATIONALISM IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
BORJA VILALLONGA
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Nationalist Discourse ◽  
Liberal Nationalism ◽  
European Nation ◽  
Political Theories ◽  
Tremendous Impact

Catholicism's contribution to the development of nationalist ideology, and more generally to the process of European nation building in the nineteenth century, has been neglected. Most previous work has concentrated instead on varieties of liberal nationalism. In fact, Catholic intellectuals forged a whole nationalist discourse, but from traditional-conservative and orthodox doctrine. This essay charts a transnational path through Latin European countries, whose thinkers pioneered the theoretical development of Catholic nationalism. The Latin countries–France, Italy, and Spain, especially–were the homeland of Catholicism and theological, philosophical, historical, and political theories originating in it had a tremendous impact on the general formation of Western nationalism. This essay examines the formation, evolution, and consolidation of Catholic nationalism through “New Catholicism,” showing how the nation-state project and modernity itself were rethought in a new conservative and Catholic form.

Trajectories of Nation-Building in Eastern Europe

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (12) ◽  
pp. 90-98
Author(s):  
I. Barinov
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Social Activism ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
The State ◽  
Civic Identity ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Eastern European Countries

The article investigates nation-building trajectories and civic identity formation in Eastern Europe. The indicated processes in Eastern European states are notably different from those in the Western part of Europe. They are hindered by the specific historical development of these countries and by a set of local characteristics in particular. Quite often, there are such obstacles as unresolved ethnic conflicts and non-involvement of minorities in the building of common political and public practices within the state. The paper aims at assessing the current situation, evaluating international and interethnic regulation practices in the region and their efficiency, working out criteria of a civic nation formation in Eastern European countries. This is, first of all, a question of sociocultural and political consolidation. Social activism and civic participation are also significant factors. Finally, the very nature of nationalism and the use of the “alien image” in relation to other ethnic groups within the state are important. On this basis, the article proposes a typology of the countries according to the stage of a civic identity formation, and assesses possible future developments. Acknowledgements. This article was prepared with financial support of the Russian Science Foundation [grant № 15-18-00021 “Regulating interethnic relations and managing ethnic and social conflicts in the contemporary world: the resource potential of civic identity (a comparative political analysis)”]. The research was conducted at the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO).

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