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This article analyses the features and problems of ethno‐nationalism in the global context. The existing bodies of theories and literature on ethno‐nationalism mainly reflect the views and interests of the colonising ethno‐nations and their states at the cost of the dominated ethno‐nations. This preliminary study shows the inadequacy of information, knowledge and theory in the study of nationalism by questioning the validity of the global 'modernising' projects of modernisation theorists and some Marxists and by addressing the question of ethno‐nationalism from the perspective of the colonised ethno‐nations. By providing the reference cases of the Oromos and the Southern Sudanese, this study explains the challenge ethno‐nationalism poses to the nature and role of the state.

This study examines the demographic and discursive challenges taking place against Koreans' long-held ethno-nationalism. While Koreans have formed their national identity based on the notion of ethnic homogeneity, an increasing influx of migrant workers and foreign brides is dramatically transforming the demographic landscape of South Korean society. This article presents the empirical realities of recent demographic changes within the South Korean population and identifies three mechanisms that have raised critical voices against the essentialist and exclusivist tendency found within Korean nationalism: protests by migrant workers, advocacy and support from social movement organizations, and discursive criticisms from academia and mass media. All these have contributed to the loosening of Korean ethnocentrism - a trend evident in recent survey data on Koreans' national identity. This article underscores that the real contradiction lies between Koreans' attachment to the nationalist identity that undergirded their political survival and economic success during the nation's turbulent modern decades and the present realities of a multi-ethnicizing population that demands pluralist and fluid understandings of social membership and collective identity. (Crit Asian Stud/GIGA)

This article analyzes the features & problems of ethnonationalism in the global context. The existing bodies of theories & literature on ethnonationalism mainly reflect the views & interests of the colonizing ethnonations & their states at the cost of the dominated ethnonations. This preliminary study shows the inadequacy of information, knowledge, & theory in the study of nationalism by questioning the validity of the global "modernizing" projects of modernization theorists & some Marxists & by addressing the question of ethnonationalism from the perspective of the colonized ethnonations. By providing the reference cases of the Oromos & the southern Sudanese, this study explains the challenge ethnonationalism poses to the nature & role of the state. 72 References. Adapted from the source document.

AbstractOne approach within the Islamic camp treats Islam, which emphasizes overarching notions such as the 'Islamic brotherhood' and 'ummah', as incompatible with ethno‐nationalist ideas and movements. It is, however, striking that in the last decades, several Islamic and conservative groups in Turkey have paid increasing attention to the Kurdish issue, supporting their ethnic demands and sentiments. Even more striking, the leftist, secular Kurdish ethno‐nationalists have adopted a more welcoming attitude toward Islam. How can we explain such intriguing developments and shifts? Using original data derived from several elite interviews and a public opinion survey, this study shows that the struggle for Kurdish popular support and legitimacy has encouraged political elites from both camps to enrich their ideological toolbox by borrowing ideas and discourses from each other. Further, Turkish and Kurdish nationalists alike utilize Islamic discourses and ideas to legitimize their competing nationalist claims. Exploring such issues, the study also provides theoretical and policy implications.

Despite the overlapping settlement patterns of ethnic population, ethno-territoriality has been explicitly asserted by the various ethnic groups inhabiting Manipur. Augmented by mobilisation and counter-mobilisation of ethnic identities, the tendency of different groups seeking territorial concession on the ground of constituting a majority in their specific geographical settlements appeared to be the rationale behind competing micro-nationalist ventures.