Ukraine State and Nation Building (Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition, 9)-[1]-[Taras Kuzio].pdf
UKRAINE The collapse of the Soviet Union has left many of its former states struggling to forge new political nations out of the legacy of communist rule. Ukraine is no exception and its transition to independent state led many in the West to predict its collapse into ethnic conflict. Taras Kuzio focuses on post-Soviet developments in Ukraine, analysing the role of nationalism in the forging of a new political nation out of the inherited quasi-state of the former Soviet Union. He examines the new elites of Ukraine, their views and role in the state and nation building project. He also explores other important aspects of the transition to an independent state such as borders, symbols, myths and national histories. Ukraine uses primary sources and interviews with leading members of Ukrainian elites to survey the ongoing debates surrounding the transformation of Ukraine into an independent state. It pares the Ukrainian experience with that of other emerging nations within a theoretical framework. The study finds that the threat of ethnic conflict and separatism has been exaggerated and that Ukraine can build an inclusive political nation based upon civic and ethnic Ukrainian attributes. Taras Kuzio is Research Fellow of the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. ROUTLEDGE STUDIES OF SOCIETIES IN TRANSITION 1 THE ECONOMICS OF SOVIET BREAK-UP Bert van Selm 2 INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Poland’s plete transition Edited by Jan Winiecki 3 THE POLISH SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT Revolution, democracy and natural rights Arista Maria Cirtautas 4 SURVIVING POST-SOCIALISM Local strategies and regional responses in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union Edited by Sue Bridger and Frances Pine 5 LAND REFORM IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND EASTERN EUROPE Edited by Stephen Wegren 6 FINANCIAL REFORMS IN EAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES A policy model for Poland Kanhaya
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