National Minorities in Putin's Russia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook National Minorities in Putin's Russia write by Federica Prina. This book was released on 2015-10-05. National Minorities in Putin's Russia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Using a human rights approach, the book analyses the dynamics in the application of minority policies for the preservation of cultural and linguistic diversity in Russia. Despite Russia’s legacy of ethno-cultural and linguistic pluralism, the book argues that the Putin leadership’s overwhelming statism and promotion of Russian patriotism are inexorably leading to a reduction of Russia’s diversity. Using scores of interviews with representatives of national minorities, civil society, public officials and academics, the book highlights the reasons why Russian law and policies, as well as international standards on minority rights, are ill-equipped to withstand the centralising drive toward ever greater uniformity. While minority policies are fragmented and feeble in contemporary Russia, they are also centrally conceived, which is exacerbated by a growing democratic deficit under Putin. Crucially, in today’s Russia informal practices and networks are frequently utilised rather than formal channels in the sphere of diversity management. Informal practices, the book argues, can at times favour minorities, yet they more frequently disadvantage them and create the conditions for the co-optation of leaders of minority groups. A dilution of diversity, the book suggests, is not only resulting in the loss of Russia’s rich cultural heritage but is also impairing the peaceful coexistence of the individuals and groups that make up Russian society.
Cultural and Political Imaginaries in Putin’s Russia
Cultural and Political Imaginaries in Putin’s Russia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cultural and Political Imaginaries in Putin’s Russia write by . This book was released on 2018-11-01. Cultural and Political Imaginaries in Putin’s Russia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Cultural and Political Imaginaries in Putin’s Russia scholars scrutinise developments in official symbolical, cultural and social policies as well as the contradictory trajectories of important cultural, social and intellectual trends in Russian society after the year 2000. Engaging experts on Russia from several academic fields, the book offers case studies on the vicissitudes of cultural policies, political ideologies and imperial visions, on memory politics on the grassroot as well as official levels, and on the links between political and national imaginaries and popular culture in fields as diverse as fashion design and pro-natalist advertising. Contributors are Niklas Bernsand, Lena Jonson, Ekaterina Kalinina, Natalija Majsova, Olga Malinova, Alena Minchenia, Elena Morenkova-Perrier, Elena Rakhimova-Sommers, Andrei Rogatchevski, Tomas Sniegon, Igor Torbakov, Barbara Törnquist-Plewa, and Yuliya Yurchuk.
Protecting the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in the Russian Federation: Challenges and Ways Forward
Protecting the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in the Russian Federation: Challenges and Ways Forward - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Protecting the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in the Russian Federation: Challenges and Ways Forward write by Federica Prina. This book was released on 2014-11-25. Protecting the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in the Russian Federation: Challenges and Ways Forward available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This report provides an overview of the present situation of minority and indigenous peoples’ rights in Russia. It examines the difficulties in the implementation of international mechanisms for minority and indigenous protection, with a focus on the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities, although other international standards (emanating from the OSCE and United Nations) are also taken into account. In particular, the report considers the complexities in the participation of civil society in international monitoring mechanisms. Following an introduction and an overview of domestic and international legislation, the report provides: a) an overview of the main problems confronting minorities and indigenous peoples in Russia; and b) an outline of the factors affecting the implementation of international mechanisms on minority and indigenous protection. It ends with a series of recommendations to improve the participation, recognition and treatment of minorities and indigenous peoples in the country.
Managing Ethnic Diversity in Russia
Managing Ethnic Diversity in Russia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Managing Ethnic Diversity in Russia write by Oleh Protsyk. This book was released on 2013-05-07. Managing Ethnic Diversity in Russia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the norms and practices of ethnic diversity management in the Russian Federation in the last twenty years. It examines the evolution of the legal framework, the institutional architecture and the policies intended to address the large number of challenges posed by Russia’s immense ethno-cultural diversity. It analyses the legal, social and political changes affecting ethno-cultural relations and the treatment of ethnic minorities, and assesses how ethnic diversity both influences and is shaped by transformations in Russian politics and society. It concludes by appraising how successful or otherwise policies have been so far, and by outlining the challenges still faced by the Russian Federation.
The New Russian Diaspora
The New Russian Diaspora - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The New Russian Diaspora write by Vladimir Shlapentokh. This book was released on 1994. The New Russian Diaspora available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When the dust settled from the collapse of the Soviet Union, 25 million Russians found themselves living on foreign soil, their citizenship status uncertain, and unsure whether to consider themselves a minority remnant of the foreign colonial power or homeless refugees from an unstable Russia. Here 15 studies examine the larger processes that led to the situation, the daily life and social standing of Russians in former Soviet republics, and the reasons for their failure to adapt to the native cultures. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
