CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Áhi, István |
|---|---|
| Title | Balancing on a knife edge: Ethnic bargaining versus nation-building in the case of Hungarians in Ukraine |
| Summary | This thesis analyzes the ethnic mobilization of the Russian and Hungarian minority groups in Ukraine with the support of the theory of ethnic bargaining. For this purpose first the theories of ethnic mobilization are presented with a thorough assessment of their strengths and weaknesses in explaining the selected cases. A brief historical background of the minority issues in Ukraine is also provided for a comprehensive account on the causal effect of the minority radicalization and the nation-building as well as the time of their occurrence. Finally the thesis examines the behavior of the states through the lens of the ethnic bargaining model. The model suggests, that the kin state behavior is the key for minority behavior and the latter selects its step on the basis of the perceived leverage. If there is no outside support, the minority is not likely to radicalize its demands. On the other hand, if the minority is certain of outside support, it will radicalize despite the host state is non-repressive. The thesis argues that in the ongoing Ukrainian war the external kin states use the ethnicities inhabiting the territory for strategic reasons, and the minorities respond to differential levels of kin state support by radicalizing or moderating their demands. In this way, kin states help to mobilize or suppress minority claims for their own strategic purposes. In this game, the players are the minorities, the core group and the kin states. The minority is the only player choosing its positions on the basis of core group and the kin state signals. |
| Supervisor | Jenne, Erin Kristin |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/ahiy_stepan.pdf |
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