Politics of Identity : Migrants and Minorities in Multicultural States

Through the analysis of examples taken from America, the Caribbean and Western and East-Central Europe, this book addresses one of the greatest challenges for the immediate future: the impact of migration, displacement and minority cultures and peoples within the space of larger multicultural states. The Politics of Identity addresses one of the greatest challenges for the immediate future: the impact of migration, displacement, minority cultures and peoples within the space of larger multicultural states. The book focuses inter alia on the concepts of inclusion and exclusion and the processes of ethnic self-identification, cultural traditions in host countries, ethnic stereotyping and inter-ethnic communications and tensions. Drawing on a wide range of case material and original research on the Americas, the Caribbean and West and East-Central Europe, Politics of Identity provides a rich, varied and invigorating perspective on the social, economic, legal, historical, linguistic and political implications of migration, identity and displacement, provided by an international team of experts. This book will provide an important contribution to the current debate on migration and minority studies at the dawn of a new millennium Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Migration and the Reconstruction of Identity: the Puerto Rican Example....Pages 3-23 Caribbean Identities in Europe: a Comparative Perspective....Pages 25-43 The French Overseas Departments and the European Union....Pages 45-60 Cultural Identity and Migrations....Pages 61-82 White Minority Culture in the Southern States of the USA: the Southern Baptist Example....Pages 83-111 Front Matter....Pages 113-113 Minority Rights at Home and Abroad: the German Debate....Pages 115-136 Corsica and European Integration....Pages 137-159 The Basque Country and Europe: Transfer of Power and the Sovereignty Issue....Pages 161-181 Brittany in Europe....Pages 183-201 Front Matter....Pages 203-203 Minorities and Minority Protection in Eastern Europe....Pages 205-222 Citizenship and National Identity in ‘Former’ Yugoslavia....Pages 223-241 Identity and Exclusion through Language Politics: the Croatian Example....Pages 243-264 Is There a Future for the European Union in Foreign Affairs after the Bosnia Débâcle?....Pages 265-291 Borderland: Language and Loyalties in Old Yugoslavia....Pages 293-312 Back Matter....Pages 313-323 Introduction: Politics Of Identity -- Migrants And Minorities In Multicultural States / Robert Hudson And Fred Reno -- Pt. I. Strategies Of Identity: Minorities In The Americas, Migration And The Caribbean In Europe. 1. Migration And The Reconstruction Of Identity: The Puerto Rican Example / Justin Daniel. 2. Caribbean Identities In Europe: A Comparative Perspective / Fred Reno. 3. The French Overseas Departments And The European Union / Emmanuel Jos. 4. Cultural Identity And Migrations / Michel Giraud. 5. White Minority Culture In The Southern States Of The Usa: The Southern Baptist Example / Mark Newman -- Pt. Ii. Ethno-regional Identity And National Space In Europe. 6. Minority Rights At Home And Abroad: The German Debate / Karen Schonwalder. Edited By Robert Hudson And Fred Réno. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 312) And Index. Addresses the impact of migration, displacement, minority cultures, and peoples within the space of larger multicultural states. Focuses on the concepts of inclusion and exclusion and processes of ethnic self-identification, cultural traditions in host countries, ethnic stereotyping, and inter-ethnic communications and tensions. Provides perspective on social, economic, legal, and political implications of migration, drawing on case material on the Americas, the Caribbean, and West and East-Central Europe. Hudson teaches European studies at the University of Derby. Reno teaches political science at the Universite des Antilles et de la Guyane. In one of her recent works, Clara Rodriguez highlighted one of the many paradoxes which characterize the situation of Puerto Rican immigrants in the US.