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Prerequisities and Consequences of Ethnic Mobilization in Modern Society*
Author(s) -
Allardt Erik
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
scandinavian political studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-9477
pISSN - 0080-6757
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9477.1980.tb00233.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , the renaissance , feeling , mobilization , political science , sociology , political economy , development economics , social psychology , psychology , history , law , economics , art history
There are abundant observations of a revival of ethnic feelings among linguistic, territorial minorities in advanced, industrialized societies. Less is known about the nature and intrinsic qualities of this revival. An assessment of the implications of the renaissance of ethnicity requires an analysis both of changes in the nature of ethnicity and of basic organisatory principles in the modem society. The increasing importance of categorizations and labeling performed by the minorities themselves has important implications for policies concerning ethnic and linguistic minorities.