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This book offers innovative perspectives on the intersections between history and memory in Central and Eastern European borderlands. It focuses on the case of Latgale, the multicultural region of eastern Latvia which borders Russia, Belarus and Lithuania, and explores the multiple layers of memories and historical narratives about this borderland in Latvian public history. Based on a detailed analysis of national and regional museums, as well as material from interviews and an expert survey, the study examines how different actors and projects negotiate the borderland’s complex history and attempt to shape it into meaningful narratives in the present. Moving beyond binary ethnolinguistic approaches of “Latvian” versus “Russian” interpretations of the past, a more nuanced analytical framework is developed that compares state-level constructions of national master-narratives, the uses of history for local region-building, the persistence of Soviet official narratives, and transnational initiatives aimed at transcending the conceptual borders of the nation-state. The reader will find this to be a fascinating study into the little-known case of Latgale and a valuable contribution to the broader research fields of memory politics and borderlands in the post-Soviet space.

Latgale (Latvia) --- History. --- Historiography. --- history, memory, historical memory, borderlands, ethnic minorities, multicultural studies, regional studies, Latvia, Latgale

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How is solidarity achieved in highly diverse societies - particularly those that have been until recently characterized by rather homogeneous populations? What are the implications of growing levels of diversity on existing social arrangements? These two fundamental questions are explored in this edited collection, which examines the challenges of minority integration in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. These nations represent paradigmatic examples of social democratic welfare states that place a premium on a robust package of social rights, combined with policies aimed at reducing levels of class-based inequality and promoting gender equity. All four of these nations have witnessed growing levels of diversity due to immigration and three of them have been forced to rethink their policies concerning the indigenous Sámi, as well as old minority groups. Two introductory chapters, by Thomas Hylland Eriksen and Peter Kivisto, serve as a conceptual framework for the seven case studies that follow, and which, from a variety of perspectives and with differing emphases, analyze the evolving realities in these nations today. Taken together, they offer evidence of the critical issues surrounding attempts to achieve solidarity while valorizing diversity.

Minorities --- Ethnic minorities --- Foreign population --- Minority groups --- Persons --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Discrimination --- Ethnic relations --- Majorities --- Plebiscite --- Race relations --- Segregation --- Nordic countries, solidarity, minorities, integration, diversity.

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Creative Frictions explores the relationship between visionary aspects of practice and policy. Despite over 30 years of arts and cultural policy attention, there remains a widespread view among the general public and artists alike that creative production does not reflect Australia's culturally diverse population.

The arts: general issues --- Cultural studies --- Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies --- Public administration --- multicultural --- arts policy --- NESB artists --- diversity --- representation --- Australia --- Australie --- Cultural policy. --- Politique culturelle.

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821.5 Mensenrechten --- Minorities --- Oppression (Psychology) --- Ethnic minorities --- Foreign population --- Minority groups --- Case studies --- Criminal psychology --- Personality --- Psychology --- Social psychology --- Persons --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Discrimination --- Ethnic relations --- Majorities --- Plebiscite --- Race relations --- Segregation

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La question des minorités politiques pendant la Révolution française est un sujet neuf dans une historiographie, pourtant, très riche. En effet, la réflexion des contributions réunies dans cet ouvrage porte sur la nouvelle acception du terme « minorités » à la fin du XVIIIe siècle. Qu’est-ce qu’être minoritaire ? Pourquoi et comment le devient-on ? Quelle part faire à la fluctuation des majorités politiques successives alors même que la Révolution a promu l'unité nationale, sur la base de l’intégration de tous les citoyens ? Au centre de cette nation nouvelle, le peuple souverain, représenté parfois sous les traits d'Hercule, balaie d'une chiquenaude ses divers ennemis. Au-delà de la guerre contre toutes les monarchies européennes et toutes les forces réactionnaires, la démocratie qui se construit en France depuis la rupture de 1789 avec l’Ancien Régime nous interroge sur notre citoyenneté actuelle.

Minorities --- Political activity --- History --- France --- Societies, etc. --- Ethnic minorities --- Foreign population --- Minority groups --- Persons --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Discrimination --- Ethnic relations --- Majorities --- Plebiscite --- Race relations --- Segregation --- Clubs --- activité politique --- minorités --- politique --- gouvernement --- 1789-1815