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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
The Modernity of Ethnic Identity and Conflict
Beteiligte:
Riggs, Fred W.
Erschienen:
SAGE Publications, 1998
Erschienen in:International Political Science Review
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1177/019251298019003005
ISSN:
0192-5121;
1460-373X
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<jats:p>Widespread apprehension and fear of catastrophe pervade the world at the close of the twentieth century. The Cold War finale, paradoxically, has not brought an end to history or opened an era of universal peace and democratic capitalism. Instead, we see violent conflicts between weakened states and rebellious ethnonational communities. An explanation cannot be found in primordialist theories or current expediency—instead, we must look to historical forces rooted in modernity and the rise and fall of industrial empires. From their ashes a host of newer states and mobilizing ethnic nations have arisen, all hoping to experience the fruits of modernization: notably industrialization, democracy and nationalism.</jats:p>