This collection of articles by Vladimir Malakhov is devoted to a topic in which it is difficult to separate theoretical relevance from political urgency. It deals with such problems as racism and migration, national policy and ethnic identity, multiculturalism and nation-building. The unifying theme of the texts included in the collection is a polemic against an approach to ethics that ignores its historical, cultural, and political mediation.
Contents:
PART I
The Problem of Identity in the Post-Soviet Context
Nation-Building and Its Foremen
Contemporary Russian Nationalism
“National Policy” as a Phenomenon of Political Speech
Anthony Smith and His Understanding of Nationalism
PART II
The Subtle Charm of Racism
Monsieur Le Pen and Others
Racism and Migrants
The Ethnicization of the Migration Phenomenon in Public Discourse and Institutions: The Case of Russia and Germany
Prospects for Immigration and Naturalization Policy in Russia and the World
Is the “Russian Project” Feasible in Russia?
PART III
Cinema as a Mirror of the Multicultural Revolution
Multiculturalism and the Ideology of Otherness
Democratic Pluralism and the Discourse of Multiculturalism
Ethics in the Big City
On the Political Use of Cultural Differences
Nation-States in the Face of Cultural Pluralism