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THERE ARE MORE WAYS OF SEEING PEOPLE THAN IN THE STRAITJACKET OF RACE, CREED OR WHATEVER WE MEAN BY 'CIVILISATION'. VARIETY IS THE NAME OF THE IDENTITY GAME - AND A SAFER WAY TO GO THAN CONFRONTATION IN THE NAME OF DIFFERENCE

This article is a critique, first, of the theory of identity advanced by Judith Butler and many of the feminist critics of identity politics, and, second, of identity politics itself. I argue that Butler's rejection of the modernist subject for its opposite, the fictional, substanceless subject, is untenable. Looking to object relations theory, I argue instead for a concept of the subject as an ungrounded ground, occupying a middle ground between the postmodern and the modern subject. With regard to identity politics I argue that instead of populating the political realm with multiple identities, we should instead remove identity entirely from the political realm.

In any society, culture unites its members, which are represented by a host of symbols, formulas, traditions, and ways of thinking that are reflected and are present concrete and abstractly through conscious or collective ways of imagination. In this line of thinking we differentiate the concept of patriotism to the one related to national identity. In this eternal search for identity, the question is how much can it change and due to which factors?

With the intensification of neoliberalism, it is useful to examine how some
individuals might cope with the irrationality of the system. Neoliberalism
cloaks the execution of the corporate agenda behind rhetorical manipulation
that advocates for limited government. The corollary absence of government
involvement on behalf of the citizenry writ large disarms the means of
social redress for the individual. Democracy funded and fueled by corporate
power thereby disenfranchises the individual, provoking some to search for
empowerment through identity politics. The argument set forth suggests that
individuals construct, reinforce, or escalate allegiance to identities as a
coping mechanism, some of which manifest in violent identity politics.

Discusses the legacies of external domination & totalitarianism on nation building in post-Soviet Ukraine. Nation building in Ukraine is placed in a historical context showing how many contemporary Ukrainian characteristics existed during earlier periods in other countries. Challenged is the view that language should be perceived as the key -- if not the only -- marker of national identity in Ukraine. Instead, other elements of national identity are explored to show how nation building is developing in Ukraine. Russian-speaking Ukrainians, therefore, should not be regarded as "disloyal" to Ukrainian independence & as supporters of pro-Russian separatism, a view often held in the academic community. 5 Tables. Adapted from the source document.

Many authors have discussed issues connected with the EU's quest for more legitimacy through establishing a collective identity. A plethora of publications stress that collective identity contributes in a crucial manner to societal and political cohesion among EU citizens and EU elites. The EU has been trying to construct a collective identity by applying identity technologies towards its own citizens. These identity technologies work in a top-down manner. Adapted from the source document.

Abstract
This article explores the history and meaning of the term identity politics, along with the term identity itself. It focuses on the history of the deployment of this language within social movements and academic political debates, attempting to trace its relation to the prospects for emancipatory politics.