Analysts have likened the growing direct state role in Kazakhstan’s petroleum sector since 2002 to a form of ―resource nationalism‖ that is part of a global trend precipitated by high oil prices. This interpretation has obvious appeal, both in light of earlier periods in which waves of nationalization coincided with oil price booms and the recent socalled ―re-nationalizations‖ in Bolivia, Venez...

The paper proposes to examine two variables in connection with the Kurdish presence in Turkey: 1) the intensity of expression of Kurdish nationalism, and 2) repercussions of the Kurdish question on Turkey. Three components pertaining to the Kurdish case in Turkey were constmcted from the literature: distinct cultural identity, political demands and socio-economic development. The paper conclude...

The recent flurry of writing on Russian politics, nationalism and Alexander Dugin shows the contemptible inability of western savants to apprehend any idea beyond the cliche's of stagnant neoliberalism. Worse, “Russia specialists” in academia are now tripping over themselves trying to “analyze” Dugin and the Eurasianist idea. Bereft of the vocabulary to understand the concept, they merely apply...

In this study, we investigated the concept of nationalism as a vague sense individual identity belonging to common nation, i.e. also-called ‘cognitive nationalism’, focusing particularly on how latter is constructed in relation sports.

Cultural characteristics related to the values of national identity (patriotism, nationalism) and attitudes toward other peoples (xenophobia) represent important elements cultural specificity that influence various dimensions socioeconomic life, including economic processes. Unfortunately, these specific are not often investigated, especially in this context, probably because difficulty quantif...