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Regional and International Relations of Central Europe pp 181–200Cite as

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Ethnic Diversity Management in Central Europe

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The area of Central Europe (CE) shares a history of nation building and largely also of state formation. During these processes, countries and societies in the broader Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) saw the formation of many traditional, territorial national minorities, but also minorityrelated conflicts. The creation of ethnic nations in general has been seen as ‘certainly more explosive’ (Smith 1991: 123), and ethnicity — being more significant in CEE — as playing a ‘dangerous role’ (Schöpflin 1996: 167). Ignoring minority issues thus risked ‘seeing issues of minority rights and responsibilities become [yet again] an unstable powder keg setting off explosions across the continent’ (Nye 1993: viii–ix).

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Roter, P. (2012). Ethnic Diversity Management in Central Europe. In: Šabič, Z., Drulák, P. (eds) Regional and International Relations of Central Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137283450_10

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