Zsuzsa Csergo - Europeanization and Minority Political Agency: Lessons From Central and Eastern Europe

It is widely acknowledged that Europeanizationconceived as both the physical expansion of the European Union (EU) and the larger diffusion of European norms and practiceshas had a profound influence on ethnic relations in post-Communist Europe. A rich body of literature has emerged about this impactfocusing primarily on the evolution of European documents; state policies adopted during the process of EU accession; and changes in the triangular relations between minorities, the states in which they live, and the kin-states engaged in their mobilization. Yet the important question of how these processes impact the mobilizational patterns and political agency of ethnic minority actors has received little attention. This book directs attention squarely to that question. The contributions, authored by some of the best-known scholars in this field, demonstrate that Europeanization has a deep impact on minority political interests, abilities, and modes of action. Although minority actors remain in a structurally disadvantaged position, the institutions emerging through European integration have created important opportunities in multiple arenas domestically and externally. Rather than simply responding to policies, minority actors have sought to shape the scope of institutions and policies, participating peacefully and pragmatically in contestations over the meaning and forms of democratic integration.

The chapters in this book were originally published in a special issue of Problems of Post-Communism.

Zsuzsa Cserg is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Political Studies Department at Queens University, Kingston, Canada. She is also the President of the Association for the Study of Nationalities. Her research addresses questions of nationalism, democratization, and the influence of EU integration on stateminority relations in post Cold War Europe.

Ada-Charlotte Regelmann is a Project Manager at Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Berlin, Germany, focusing on the social inclusion of marginalized groups in European societies. Earlier, she was a Lecturer at Queens University Belfast, UK and Maynooth University, UK. Her research explores the impact of Europeanization on nation-state building and social integration in post-Communist Europe.

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The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal Problems of Post-Communism , volume 64, issue 5 (SeptemberOctober 2017). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:

How Does the EU Matter for the Roma?

Transnational Roma Activism and EU Social Policy Formation

Peter Vermeersch

Problems of Post-Communism , volume 64, issue 5 (SeptemberOctober 2017) pp. 219227

National Minorities in an Era of Externalization

Kin-State Citizenship, European Integration, and Ethnic Hungarian Minority Politics

Myra A. Waterbury

Problems of Post-Communism , volume 64, issue 5 (SeptemberOctober 2017) pp. 228241

Europeanization of Kin-Citizenship and the Dynamics of Kin-Minority Claim-Making: The Case of Hungary

Szabolcs Pogonyi

Problems of Post-Communism , volume 64, issue 5 (SeptemberOctober 2017) pp. 242256

Does Russia Matter?

European Institutions, Strategic Framing, and the Case of Stateless Children in Estonia and Latvia

Jennie L. Schulze

Problems of Post-Communism , volume 64, issue 5 (SeptemberOctober 2017) pp. 257275

Critical Trust in European Institutions

The Case of the Russian-Speaking Minorities in Estonia and Latvia

Licia Cianetti and Ryo Nakai

Problems of Post-Communism , volume 64, issue 5 (SeptemberOctober 2017) pp. 276290

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Licia Cianetti is a Teaching Fellow in Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Her research deals with minority politics, democratic representation, quality of democracy, inequality, and Central and Eastern European politics. She is also Senior Research Associate at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.

Zsuzsa Cserg is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Political Studies Department at Queens University, Kingston, Canada. She is also the President of the Association for the Study of Nationalities. Her research addresses questions of nationalism, democratization, and the influence of EU integration on stateminority relations in post Cold War Europe.

Ryo Nakai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Policy Studies at the University of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. His research interests include democratic competition and ethnic policy/nationalism, comparative study of political party system change, Eastern European expansion, domestic politics in EU countries, and EU politics as a whole.

Szabolcs Pogonyi is an Associate Professor in the Nationalism Studies Program at Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. His current research focuses on diasporic nation building, trans-border minorities, non-resident citizenship, and external voting. He is the author of several articles in political theory and editor of books in the history of political thought.