16. Majority Groups and Dominant Minorities: Dominant Ethnicity and Nationalism

 

Required:

 

Kaufmann, E. P. 2004. "Dominant ethnicity: from background to foreground," in Eric Kaufmann (ed.), Rethinking Ethnicity: Majority Groups and Dominant Minorities (London: Routledge), pp. 1-14 - 305.8 RET [PC]

Wright, T. 2004. "The identity and changing status of former elite minorities: The contrasting cases of North Indian Muslims and American WASPs," in Eric Kaufmann (ed.), Rethinking Ethnicity: Majority Groups and Dominant Minorities (London: Routledge), pp. 31-39 - 305.8 RET [PC]

 

Case 1: Jews in Israel

 

Yiftachel, Oren and As’ad Ghanem. 2004. "Towards a theory of ethnocratic regimes: Learning from the Judaization of Israel/Palestine," in Eric Kaufmann (ed.), Rethinking Ethnicity: Majority Groups and Dominant Minorities (London: Routledge), pp. 179-197 - 305.8 RET [PC]

 

Case 2: English in England; 'Anglo-Celts' in Australia

 

Johnson, C. 2002. 'The dilemmas of ethnic privilege: A comparison of constructions of 'British', 'English' and 'Anglo-Celtic' identity in contemporary British and Australian political discourse,' Ethnicities, vol. 2, iss. 2, pp. 163-188 - 305.8 RET [PC]

 

Recommended:

*Kaufmann, Eric (ed.), Rethinking Ethnicity: Majority Groups and Dominant Minorities (London: Routledge) - relevant chapters - 305.8 RET [PC]

*Horowitz, Donald L. 1985 Ethnic Groups in Conflict (Berkeley: University of California Press), ch. 5  - 305.8 HOR – [PC]

Kaufmann, E. 2004. "The Decline of the WASP in the United States and Canada," in Eric Kaufmann (ed.), Rethinking Ethnicity: Majority Groups and Dominant Minorities (London: Routledge), pp. 61-83 - 305.8 RET [PC]

*Premdas, Ralph. 2004. "The Dynamics of Ethnic Minority Domination in Fiji," in Eric Kaufmann (ed.), Rethinking Ethnicity: Majority Groups and Dominant Minorities (London: Routledge), pp. 221-241 - 305.8 RET [PC]

Bruce, Steve. 2004. "The Strange Death of Protestant Britain," in Eric Kaufmann (ed.), Rethinking Ethnicity: Majority Groups and Dominant Minorities (London: Routledge), pp. 116-135 - 305.8 RET [PC]

Bhatt, C. 2004. "‘Majority ethnic’ claims and authoritarian nationalism: the case of Hindutva," in Eric Kaufmann (ed.), Rethinking Ethnicity: Majority Groups and Dominant Minorities (London: Routledge), pp. 198-220, See esp. pp. 213-218 - 305.8 RET [PC]

*Norris , Pippa and Mattes , Robert. 2003. "Does Ethnicity Determine Support for the Governing Party? The Structural and Attitudinal Basis of Partisan Identification in 12 African Nations" (February 2003). KSG Working Paper Series No. RWP03-009. http://ssrn.com/abstract=385209

*Mukta, P. & Bhatt, C. (2000) (eds) ‘Hindutva movements in the West’, Ethnic & Racial Studies Special Issue, 23 (3). - CE Library - I33 & Reference

Conversi, Daniele. 2002. ‘Central Secession: Towards a new analytical concept? The case of former Yugoslavia’, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (JEMS), vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 333-356 – [JNIS]

*Amy Chua.  2002.  World on Fire:  How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability (New York:  Doubleday) – [NIS]

*Resnick, P. (2001) 'Majority Nationalities within Multinational States: The Challenge of Identity,' in F. C. González (ed.) El espejo, el mosaico y el crisol. Modelos politicos para el multiculturalismo (Barcelona: Anthropos-Univ. Autónoma Metropolitana) - [In English] – [NIS]

Haklai, Oded. 2000. 'A Minority Rule over a Hostile Majority: The Case of Syria,' Nationalism & Ethnic Politics vol.6, no. 3, pp. 19-50 - Reference only

Dale, Richard. 2001. 'Reconfiguring White Ethnic Power in Colonial Africa,' Nationalism & Ethnic Politics, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 75-94 – Reference only

Zuelow, E. 1998. 'Towards an Understanding of Scottish Ethnic Nationalism: The 'Watch' Groups and 'Anti-Englishness' in Late Twentieth Century Scotland,' working paper. – [JNIS]

Sidanius, J., Feshbach, S., Levin, S., & Pratto, F. 1997. The interface between ethnic and national attachment:  Ethnic pluralism or ethnic dominance?, Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 61, pp. 102-133 - JSTOR

*O. Yiftachel. 1992. 'The Concept of Ethnic Democracy and its Applicability to the Israeli Case,' Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol.15, pp. 125-136  - CE Library - I33 & Reference

*Kaufmann, Eric. 2004. The Rise and Fall of Anglo-America: The Decline of Dominant Ethnicity in the United States (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press) - 305.8 RET [PC]

Shafir, Gershon. 1995. Immigrants and Nationalists: Ethnic Conflict and Accommodation in Catalonia, the Basque Country, Latvia, and Estonia. (Albany: State University of New York Press) – [NIS]

Smooha S. 2002. 'The model of ethnic democracy: Israel as a Jewish and democratic state,' Nations and Nationalism, October, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 475-503- INGENTA

Ignazi, P. 2003. Extreme Right Parties in Western Europe (Oxford: Oxford University Press) – [NIS]

*Doane, Ashley W., Jr. 1997. "Dominant Group Ethnic Identity in the United States: The Role of 'Hidden' Ethnicity in Intergroup Relations", Sociological Quarterly, 38, 3, pp. 375-397 - [JNIS]

Edward Allworth (ed) 1980. Ethnic Russia in the USSR: The Dilemma of Dominance (NY: Pergamon Press) – [NIS]

Schermerhorn, Richard A. 1970. Comparative Ethnic Relations: A Framework for Theory and Research (New York, NY: Random House) – [NIS]

Gladney, D. (ed.). 1998. Making Majorities (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press) - [NIS]

*Kaufmann, E. P. 2004. 'National Ethnicity and the Modern State' in Leos Muller and Linas Eriksonas (ed): Statehood Beyond Ethnicity (Peter Lang, forthcoming) - [NIS]

*Kaufmann, E. P. 2000. 'Dominant Ethnie', The Companion Guide to Nationalism (London: Transaction Publishers), 2000, pp. 51-3 – [NIS]

Lord, C. and O. Strietska-Ilina (eds). 2001. Parallel Cultures: Majority/Minority Relations in the Countries of the Former Eastern Bloc (Aldershot: Ashgate) – [NIS]

Chiriyankandath, James. 1996. 'Hindu Nationalism and Regional Political Culture in India: A Study of Kerala,' Nationalism and Ethnic Politics vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 44-66  - Reference only

*Yiftachel, Oren. 1998. 'Nation-Building and the Division of Space: Ashkenazi Domination in the Israeli 'Ethnocracy'.' Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 4, no. 3, pp. 33-58  - Reference only

 

Essay Question

·        Is dominant ethnicity increasing in importance today? Why or why not.  

 

17. Dominant Ethnicity in the Developed World: a focus on the Far Right

 

Required:

 

Betz, H. and S. Immerfall. 1998. The New Politics of the Right: neo-Populist parties and movements in established democracies (New York: St. Martin's), ch. 1 - [NIS]

Bale, T. 2003. 'Cinderella and Her Ugly Sisters: the mainstream and extreme right in Europe's bipolarising party systems,' West European Politics, Vol.26, No.3, pp.67-90 – Reference only

 

Case: Australia

 

Gibson R., I. McAllister and T. Swenson. 2002. 'The politics of race and immigration in Australia: One Nation voting in the 1998 Election,' Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 823-844 - Ingenta

 

Recommended:

*Overview: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/europe/2000/far_right/

*Betz , H. and S. Immerfall. 1998. The New Politics of the Right: neo-Populist parties and movements in established democracies ( New York : St. Martin 's) – [ NIS ]

*Hainsworth , P. (ed). 2000. The Politics of the Extreme Right ( London and New York : Pinter) – [ NIS ]

Kitschelt , Herbert. 1996. The Radical Right in Western Europe : A Comparative Analysis ( Ann Arbor , MI : University of Michigan Press) - 324.24038 KIT [PC]

*Grunberg , G. and E. Schweisguth. 2003. 'French Political Space: two , three or four blocs? , ' French Politics , Vol.1 , No.3 , pp.331-348 – Reference only

*Ignazi , P. 2003. Extreme Right Parties in Western Europe ( Oxford : Oxford University Press) – [ NIS ]

Atkin , N. and F. Tallatt. 2002. The Right in Fran ce : Nationalism and the State ( London : Tauris) – [ NIS ]

Brinks , J. and D. Binder. 2000. Children of a New Fatherland: Germany 's Post-War Right-Wing Politics ( London : St. Martin 's) – [ NIS ]

Arnold , Edward J. (ed). 2000. The Development of the Radical Right in Fran ce : From Boulanger to Le Pen ( New York : St. Martin 's) – [ NIS ]

Fetzer , J. 2000. Public Attitudes toward Immigration in the United States , Fran ce , and Germany ( Cambridge : University Press) – [O/O]

Swyngedouw , M. and G. Ivaldi. 2001. 'The extreme Right Utopia in Belgium and Fran ce : the ideology of the Flemish Vlaams Blok and the French Front national , ' West European Politics , Vol.24 , No.3 , pp.1-22 – Reference only

Amin , A  . 2003. ' Unruly strangers? The 2001 urban riots in Britain , ' International Journal of Urban and Regional Research , Vol.27 , No.2 , pp.460-463 - Reference only 

Mayer , N. 2003. 'Le Pen's Comeback: the 2002 French presidential election , ' International Journal of Urban and Regional Research , Vol.27 , No.2 , pp.455-459 - Reference only

*Betz , Hans-Georg. 1994. Radical Right-Wing Populism in Western Europe (Basingstoke & London: MacMillan), esp. ch. 3 - 324.940559 BET [PC]

 

Essay Question

·        Is there a rise in Far Right politics in the West today? Why or why not.