...Ming-sho Ho This article examines the historical development of Taiwanese identity from its origins in the era of Japanese colonialism, through postwar authoritarian rule, to its emergence as the driving force behind the island’s democratization. After the Communist takeover of mainland China...

... uprisings identity history Abdelaziz Bouteflika 337 One of the essential tasks of the movement is to reconstitute a richer tapestry of Algerian nationalism than has been permitted since independence. The Layers of History Beneath Algeria s Protests MURIAM HALEH DAVIS Algerians have been protesting...

...Natalie Koch [N]ew forms of governance in the Gulf work through identity projects that include (and often co-opt) difference to gain legitimacy. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California United Arab Emirates Qatar Persian Gulf...

...Nelly Bekus Some of the state's recent initiatives have sought to reappropriate ethno-cultural and pre-Soviet history and tradition, shaping a new politics of identity. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California Belarus identity...

... identity ethnicity language PERSPECTIVE Latvia s Russian Questions KEVIN M. F. PLATT 282 Around 40 kilometers east of the Latvian city of R zekne, according to current maps, Eu-rope ends and Russia begins. Nevertheless, ethnic Russians make up roughly half of R zekne s population of about 30,000...

... of California Frank-Borge Wietzke social mobility middle class poverty inequality economic policy politics identity developing countries China India Brazil 16 Political conflicts can flare up when new, increasingly vocal lower-middle- income groups enter the political arena and when...

... Vladimir Putin refugees internally displaced persons family life post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD oligarchs national identity Giorgio Agamben 264 Violence is woven into the stream of consciousness as terrible and normal at the same time. Everyday Life in Ukraine s War Zone GRETA...

.... 2016 The Regents of the University of California Oxana Shevel Ukraine Crimea decommunization laws national identity Soviet Union legacy pro-Russia sentiment eastern Ukraine Donbas Maidan Euromaidan protests Viktor Yanukovych 258 The fundamental dilemma in Ukraine s...

... , by Kathleen R. McNamara Oxford University Press , 2015 © 2020 Current History. All rights reserved. 2020 The Regents of the University of California Gerard Delanty European Union Commission book review Politics Everyday Europe Kathleen McNamara national identity euro banal...

... postelection violence elections African politics ethnic identity patronage © 2015 Current History. All rights reserved. 2015 The Regents of the University of California 183 [T]he ICC s intervention did not help prompt a political transition, but was instead effectively framed as an injustice...

... Sara Rich Dorman Africa African politics nationalism citizenship ethnicity national identity diasporas Zimbabwe Eritrea Ivory Coast Zambia 189 [N]ationalism in much of Africa continues to manifest itself in a struggle for control of the state where political institutions are unable...

... of the University of California Adam Luedtke public impulse immigration European Europe Policy policymaking making control cooperation nation sovereignty violence order Middle East North Africa EU frontex ethnic conflict Cold War national identity xenophobia Schengen Balkan...

...Aviel Roshwald “[I]t is the failure to consolidate or maintain national identities that are cohesive yet adaptable, rooted in shared historical memories yet capable of integrating new ones, that helps generate some of the major threats to peace and stability in today's global environment.” Fourth...

... Marc epprecht political homophobia Africa gay anti-gay Nigeria Uganda scapegoat sexual minorities sanctions lifestyle goodluck jonathan binyavanga wainaina identity sodomy sanctions boko haram LGBT PERSPECTIVE Uganda has a population problem. The United Nations forecasts...

... of prevailing local, regional, and trans- national identities made it seem likely that events in Dara a would remain an ultimately local affair of limited national significance. Even activists in Damascus initially doubted whether Dara a could be a sufficient trigger for nationwide mobiliza- tion. The regime...

... parts of the world, and yet it is still a minority. The implication is that while most Europeans have an attachment to their European identity, the vast majority of the people in the continent s various countries use different cultural lenses when they try to understand and appreciate the European...

...M. Hakan Yavuz; Michael M. Gunter The Kurdish question consists of the desire of most Kurds to have the cultural, linguistic, and political rights that will protect their Kurdish identity. Some Kurds also seek autonomy or even independence from the countries in which they live; those states...