Kaya, Z. orcid.org/0000-0003-1606-2460 and Keranen, O. (2015) Constructing identity through symbols by groups demanding self-determination : Bosnian Serbs and Iraqi Kurds. Ethnopolitics, 14 (5). pp. 505-512. ISSN 1744-9057
Abstract
This contribution revisits the question over which much ink has been spilled in the study of national self-determination; who are the people? More specifically, the authors ask how national identity in self-determination claims is constructed. Drawing on observations from two case studies, they submit that cultural/ethnic definitions of national identity continue to underwrite self-determination claims. The authors argue that these practices have been central to the process of defining and reproducing the group identity on behalf of which the claim to political autonomy is made. The use of symbols and practices referring to territorially bound distinct nations with different linguistic and cultural features compared with other groups inhabiting the state reinforces the assertiveness of self-determination claims. Despite their differences, Bosnian Serbs and Iraqi Kurds typically follow similar trajectories in their use of ethnic, cultural and territorial symbols to reinstate the validity of their demands.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 The Editor of Ethnopolitics. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Ethnopolitics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 17 May 2021 08:20 |
Last Modified: | 17 May 2021 08:20 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17449057.2015.1051817 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:174197 |