Ethnic Politics in Postcommunist Europe (EPPE)

Ethnic Politics in postcommunist Europe and a new research agenda for studies of ethnicity

Some two decades after the fall of communism there is a dramatically changed geopolitical landscape in all postcommunist states:
new states

  • repositioned borders
  • changed status of ethnic groups from minorities to majorities
  • post-conflict zones
  • complicated constitutional arrangements and citizenship laws
  • new language laws
  • changing fortunes of ethnic parties
  • rise of nationalist parties
  • removal of borders and trans-border cooperation
  • internationalisation of minority rights.

The aim of this continued project is to explore contemporary identity politics in post-communist Europe and re-assess the methodologies with which we study ethnicity – not only in Eastern and Central Europe, but everywhere where the post-communist experience of rapidly changing domestic and international politics can be utilized.

For more details, please contact Professor Erika Harris.

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Past events

Our past events have included seminars and panel discussions on subjects including ‘Yugoslavia then and now’ and 'Can Europe make it? Has the multilevel governance replaced the nation-state?'. For more details, please contact Professor Erika Harris.

Contact

Professor Erika Harris, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7WZ (tel. +44 (0)151 794 2901).

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