Managing ethnic diversity in Russia / / edited by Oleh Protsyk and Benedikt Harzl

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462960403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-203-10894-9; 1-136-26774-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Collana: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series ; ; 40
• Altri autori (Persone): HarzlBenedikt; ProtsykOleh
• Disciplina: 323.147
• Soggetti: Minorities - Government policy - Russia (Federation); Minorities - Legal status, laws, etc - Russia (Federation); Minorities - Political activity - Russia (Federation); Electronic books.; Russia (Federation) Ethnic relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I Domestic and international legal framework; 1 Russian legislation in the area of minority rights; 2 International norms and legal status of minority languages in Russia; 3 National-cultural autonomy in Russia: a matter of legal regulation or the symbolic construction of an ethnic mosaic?; PART II Ethnic federalism and minority governance; 4 The homogeneity of Russia, or the remains of an empire (federalism and regionalism); 5 Governance and the types of political regimes in the ethnic regions of Russia6 The Northern Caucasus and challenges of minority governance; PART III Majority and minority identities; 7 The ethno-political pendulum: the dynamics of the relationship between ethnic minorities and majorities in post-Soviet Russia; 8 Russian government policies and minority identities; PART IV Political participation and representation; 9 Ethnic mobilization; 10 Ethnic federalism, electoral systems, and the representation of ethnic minorities: evidence from Russia; 11 The descriptive and substantive representation of ethnic minorities in the Russian parliamentConclusion: Regime transition, political institutions and minority politics in Russia; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.