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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
'How Can I Say it ... in a More Tolerant Way?' Ambiguity, Ambivalence and Contradiction in Youth Dialogue on Ethnic Tolerance and Intolerance
Contributor:
PILKINGTON, HILARY
Published:
Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2015
Published in:
Europe-Asia Studies, 67 (2015) 6, Seite 847-869
Language:
English
ISSN:
0966-8136;
1465-3427
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<p>Although survey data identify no significant predictor of intolerance among the Russian population, young people are considered to display heightened levels of ethnic intolerance and radical variants of xenophobia. Drawing on survey and semi-structured interview data from a study of patriotism among young people in two cities in the North-West region of Russia, this article explores the strength of ethnic self-identification and ethnically exclusive notions of Russianness and compares levels and forms of ethnic intolerance. Identifying that routine expression of xenophobic sentiments coexists alongside a commitment to principles of ethnic equality, the article considers what the ambiguities and contradictions in the articulation of intolerance tell us about how young people negotiate complex contemporary multicultural societies.</p>