ABSTRACT

Based on a case study of Euromaidan Ukrainian nationalism, we argue that civic nationalism may derive more from a commitment to a particular political event than from a set of stable political ideas and principles. We concur that civic nationalism can be as exclusivist as ethnocultural nationalism, and we develop specific criteria and mechanisms of civic exclusion originating from the unique experience of participating in the Euromaidan event. Challenging the conceptual dichotomy of civic vs. ethnocultural nationalism, we suggest that these categories are still fruitful; however, they should be re-conceptualized. We try to clarify the relations between civic and ethnocultural forms of nationalism instead of simply considering them in opposition to each other. We show that a belief in the existence of a civic nation can legitimize the practices of othering, among them ethnocultural exclusion, that are undertaken in the name of a civic nation.

摘要

基于对Euromaidan乌克兰民族主义的案例研究，我们认为公民民族主义可能更多地是由于对特定政治事件的承诺，而不是稳定的政治思想和原则。我们同意，公民民族主义可以像民族文化民族主义一样成为排他主义，并且我们根据参加Euromaidan事件的独特经验，开发出特定的公民排斥标准和机制。挑战公民与民族文化民族主义的概念二分法，我们认为这些类别仍然富有成果；但是，它们应该重新概念化。我们试图澄清民族主义和民族文化形式之间的关系，而不是简单地将它们相互对立。