Abstract:Globalization and ethnic identity are inescapable features of our contemporary social experience, operating in a complex and paradoxical relationship. On one hand, ethnic identity is often employed in service of resisting or contesting globalization. A group that can convincingly demonstrate a shared history and culture in a particular territory is well positioned to put forward a political argument or territorial claim in the national or international arena. On the other hand, this politicalization of ethnici… Show more
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