Overview
- Provides a comprehensive and cutting edge analysis of ethnicity through diverse multi-disciplinary lenses
- Explores numerous aspects of ethnicity and how it is linked to a range of contemporary political, economic and social issues
- Focuses on ethnicity issues at the global, regional as well as local levels
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This handbook provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge analysis of ethnicity through diverse multidisciplinary lenses. It explores numerous aspects of ethnicity and how it is linked to a range of contemporary political, economic and social issues at the global, regional as well as local levels. In a world where globalization has enveloped and transformed societies through economic and financial integration, social media networks, knowledge transfer, transnational travel, technology and education, there is a tendency to frame issues largely from the standpoint of economic, political and strategic interests of the dominant powers. Issues such as ethnic and cultural identity are often ignored partly because they are too complex to deal with. In this regard, the study of ethnicity is critical in delving deeper into people’s worldviews, perceptions of each other, relationships and sense of identification to help us uncover some of the deeper perceptions and meanings of social changeas seen and shared by cultural groups as they adapt to the fast-changing world. To better inform ourselves of the complexities of ethnicity and relationship to contemporary global developments and challenges, an approach which is people-centered, balanced, comprehensive and research-based is needed.
The multidisciplinary approach of this handbook provides conceptual and empirical narratives across different disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, political studies, cultural studies, media studies, literature, law, development studies and economics, to name a few. It includes comparative case studies from different parts of the world to enrich our understanding of the diverse experiences. The chapters focus on contemporary issues and situations while drawing from historical reflections and lessons. The idea is not only to illuminate the intricacies of ethnic identity, but also to provide innovative ideas to help understand and address some of the contemporary challenges associated with these in our world today.
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Keywords
- Ethnicity and identity
- State, society and ethno-politics
- Racial prejudice and stereotypes
- Conflict and ethno-nationalism
- Intersectionality, mixed heritage and multiple identities
- Indigenous groups and minorities
- Globalization and Diaspora
- Ethnic labour
- Socio-economic conditions and ethnic policy responses
- Ethnicity, constitutions and electoral systems
- Ethnic cleansing, genocide and international justice
- Immigration and refugees
- Ethnic inequality and affirmative action
- Addressing the ethnicity problems
- Cultural renaissance and celebration of identity
Table of contents (103 entries)
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Front Matter
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Nexus Between Ethnicity and Identity
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The State, Society, and Ethnopolitics
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Steven Ratuva is director of the Macmillan Brown Center for Pacific Studies and professor in the department of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Canterbury. He was Fulbright professor at UCLA, Duke University and Georgetown University and currently chair of the International Political Science Association Research Committee on Security, Conflict and Democratization. With a Ph.D. from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, Ratuva is an interdisciplinary scholar who has written or edited a number of books and published numerous papers on a range of issues including ethnicity, security, affirmative action, indigenous intellectual property, geo-political strategies, social protection, militarization, ethno-nationalism, development, peace and neo-liberalism. He has been a consultant and advisor for a number of international organizations such as UNDP, International Labour Organization, International Institute for Democracy and ElectoralAssistance, Commonwealth Secretariat and Asian Development Bank and has worked in a number of universities around the world including Australia, US, New Zealand, Fiji and UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Ethnicity
Editors: Steven Ratuva
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2898-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Reference Module Humanities and Social Sciences, Reference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-2897-8Published: 07 August 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-2898-5Published: 22 July 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 2044
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour
Topics: Political Science, Ethnicity Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary