Caplan R., Feffer J.

Europe’s New Nationalism States and Minorities in Conflict

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1997

The end of the Cold War has witnessed the re-emergence of nationalism as a major force inEurope. The collapse ofYugoslavia, the newly won independence of the Baltic states, the unification ofGermany, the wars inBosniaandGeorgia, and the strength of xenophobic politics inFranceall attest to the salience of nationalism.

What explains nationalism’s renewed importance inEurope? What distinguishes the various expressions of nationalism acrossEuropetoday? Why is nationalism associated with conflict in some cases and not in others? Is nationalism enhancing or undermining the prospects for democratic development withinEurope?

How shouldEurope respond to the challenges posed by nationalism? In this book, 14 leading scholars and journalists from across the region reflect on the meaning and implications ofEurope’s “new nationalism” .