What is the role of nationalism and ethnicity in the Russia-Ukraine crisis?

Harris, E ORCID: 0000-0001-9284-0215 (2020) What is the role of nationalism and ethnicity in the Russia-Ukraine crisis? Europe-Asia Studies, 72 (4). pp. 593-613.

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Abstract

The article explores the Russia-Ukraine crisis of 2014 within the context of post-communist nationalism and the disintegration of the post-Soviet space. The focus is on the politicisation of the ethno-linguistic divide and historical narratives in the interplay between Russia’s determination to control Ukraine’s political future and Ukraine’s resolve to free itself from it. In highlighting the incompatibility between Russian and Ukrainian nationalising projects, it is argued that while the Ukrainian crisis is not an ethnic conflict per se, nationalism was a significant contributory factor in fuelling the conflict and remains a relevant obstacle to its resolution.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	nationalism, Russia, Ukraine, nationalising states, politicisation of etthnicity
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2018 08:25
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 01:15
DOI:	10.1080/09668136.2019.1708865
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3027073