...Anna Zadora Food cultivation, preparation and consumption are important references for shaping national identity. Food is a crystallization of the history of a national or ethnic group, of its traditions, mentality, and religious adherence and of very pragmatic material elements reflecting the way...

... can be examined from bottom-up, discursively-focused perspectives. The empirical analysis then traces how Ukrainians (do not) link their self-identities to discursive understanding of “Russia”. Reviewing recent insights into the relationship between soft power and affect, I argue that Ukrainians...

...Paul Goble No aspect of the Russian–Ukrainian war has proved more unexpected than the revelation that Ukrainian national identity both ethnic and civil is far stronger than almost anyone thought, while Russian national identity is far more fragmented and weak than most expected. That was especially...

... the drivers and logic of status concerns, considering in particular identity theories, psychological approaches and existing research regarding emotions. The presented research agenda on status, derived from International Relations and related theories, provides a well-structured tool-box for investigating...

... that the past self and in-groups, and their perceived effectiveness play in the selection of a national identity and the definition of national interests. This article explains why Russian political elites settled on a statist national identity that focused on retaining Russia’s historical status as a Western...

...Andrew Foxall Much recent literature in cultural, political and social geography has considered the relationship between identity, memory, and the urban landscape. This paper interrogates such literature through exploring the complex materialisation of memorialisation in post-Soviet Russia. Using...

... fraud and political repression would forgo the strategic advantage of occupying the political center. © 2013 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2013 The Regents of the University of California Discourse Identity Strategy...

... of California State-building Weak state National order Identity Security Political viability Economic viability post-Soviet world Modern at last? Variety of weak states in the post-Soviet world Andrei P. Tsygankov Department of International Relations/Political Science, San Francisco State...

... Globalization Identity Civilization Communist and Post-Communist Studies 37 (2004) 97 109 factors that emerged in aftermath of the Soviet breakup, and the society s identity crisis Discussions of ethno-national and ethno-political issues by international 32-ress Tel.: +7-84 E-mail add0967-067X/$ - se...

...-mail address: [email protected] (V. Chudowsky). © 2003 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2003 The Regents of the University of California Public opinion Ukraine Foreign Policy Russophones Nationalism Identity Communist...

...William Fierman In the twentieth century the identity of Kazakhstan and the Kazakh people has been closely intertwined with the identity of Russia and the Russian people. Since Kazakhstan began to move toward sovereignty in the late 1980s, official republic documents relevant to language have...