CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Jakab, Zalán Tamás |
|---|---|
| Title | Minority Claim-making: A Look Inside Collective Identity |
| Summary | This thesis analyses the less researched, internal aspects of minority claim-making. Previous theories explain minority-claim making by external factors, usually using a rational-choice framework, which cannot aptly integrate certain considerations and seemingly irrational behaviour of group-members. In contrast, the thesis argues that internal group entitativity, group norms, conceptualisations and subsequent discourses on national minority identity affect the claim-making process. The qualitative analysis of focus group discussions and participant surveys of the Hungarians in Romania confirm the effect of group entitativity and discourses, but not of group-wide norms. The conclusions are helpful in offering an in-depth analysis of claim-adoption from the perspective of the group. Findings help us to better distinguish between ethnic and national minority groups, refine claim-making theories that can be utilised in ethnic conflict theories. |
| Supervisor | Sata Róbert, Dimitrijevic Nenad |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/jakab_zalan.pdf |
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