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Ratcliffe, Peter (2013) ‘Ethnic group’, the state and the politics of representation. Journal of Intercultural Studies, Volume 34 (Number 4). pp. 303-320. doi:10.1080/07256868.2013.807230 ISSN 0725-6868.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07256868.2013.807230
Abstract
The assertion, even if only by implication, that ‘ethnic group’ categories represent ‘real’ tangible entities, indeed identities, is commonplace not only in the realms of political and policy discourse but also amongst contemporary social scientists. This paper, following Brubaker (2002), questions this position in a number of key respects: of these three issues will dominate the discussion that follows.
First, there is an interrogation of the proposition that those to whom the categories/labels refer constitute sociologically meaningful ‘groups’ as distinct from (mere) human collectivities. Secondly, there is the question of how these categories emerge, i.e. exactly what series of events, negotiations and contestations lie behind their construction and social acceptance. Thirdly, and as a corollary to the latter point, we explore the process of reification that leads to these categories being seen to represent ‘real things in the world’ (ibid.).
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Ethnic groups -- Great Britain, Political science -- Great Britain, State, The, Ethnicity -- Great Britain | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Intercultural Studies | ||||||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0725-6868 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 15 August 2013 | ||||||||
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Volume: | Volume 34 | ||||||||
Number: | Number 4 | ||||||||
Number of Pages: | 26 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 303-320 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/07256868.2013.807230 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 24 December 2015 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 24 December 2015 | ||||||||
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