Ethnicity and Social Exclusion

Abstract

Social exclusion is complex, intractable, and devastating. It occurs where individuals or groups cannot fully participate in the typical activities of the societies in which they live, whether they are excluded economically, politically, or live in segregation. In this review, I highlight recent work in the area of social exclusion and ethnicity, focusing on Europe and Eurasia. Scholarship reveals ethnic hierarchies of exclusion in hiring and housing markets, educational approaches that cloak assimilationist practice in the language of inclusion, a plethora of strategies that minorities use to navigate exclusion, and more. While new research brings innovation and insight, it nevertheless remains fragmented along several dimensions. As scholars work to move the field forward, bridging substantive areas of exclusion, studying the complex dynamic of interactions between majorities and minorities, and collaborating across methodological divides would be particularly valuable.

Interdependence of Sustainability Factors in Tourism in the Context of Sustainability Reporting

“…Social exclusion is complex, intractable, and devastating. It occurs where individuals or groups cannot fully participate in the typical activities of the societies in which they live, whether they are excluded economically, politically, or live in segregation (Bracic 2022).…”

Problems of Introducing a Differentiated Approach to "Old" and "New" Minorities in Ukraine

“…Under the Article 11(3) in areas traditionally inhabited by substantial numbers of persons belonging to a national minority, the Parties shall endeavour, in the framework of their legal system, including, where appropriate, agreements with other States, and taking into account their specific conditions, to display traditional local names, street names and other topographical indications intended for the public also in the minority language when there is a sufficient demand for such indications [28]. As for the Article 14 (2) in areas inhabited by persons belonging to national minorities traditionally or in substantial numbers, if there is sufficient demand, the Parties shall endeavour to ensure, as far as possible and within the framework of their education systems, that persons belonging to those minorities have adequate opportunities for being taught the minority language or for receiving instruction in this language [28].…”

“…On the one hand, there is social exclusion as a process by which individuals or groups are denied the opportunity to participate, whether they want to or not, in key activities of the society in which they live. Persons belonging to national minorities are among the most marginalized in the European and Eurasian space, and in some countries they do not have national minority status, which in itself contributes to their exclusion [2]. On the other hand, migration processes have significantly changed the socio-demographic composition of Western European cities.…”