Ethnic Cleansing as an Instrument of Nation-State Creation: Changing State Practices and Evolving Legal Norms

Preece argues that the practice of ethnic cleansing is fundamentally linked to the political ideal of the homogeneous nation-state and the ethnic nationalism that underscores it. It is an ideal that rejects pluralism in domestic politics in favor of uniformity and affirms the virtue of the political...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Human rights quarterly 1998-11, Vol.20 (4), p.817-842
1. Verfasser:	Preece, Jennifer Jackson
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	American minorities Crimes against humanity Domestic politics Ethnic cleansing Ethnicity ETHNICITY AND ETHNIC GROUPS Forced migration Genocide Human rights IDENTITY Law Minority & ethnic violence Morality Multiculturalism & pluralism Nation Nation states Nationalism NATIONS, PEOPLES, ETC Norm Peace treaties Politics State STATES Territorial issues Territories Treaties Uniformity War
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Zusammenfassung:	Preece argues that the practice of ethnic cleansing is fundamentally linked to the political ideal of the homogeneous nation-state and the ethnic nationalism that underscores it. It is an ideal that rejects pluralism in domestic politics in favor of uniformity and affirms the virtue of the political community.
ISSN:	0275-0392 1085-794X 1085-794X
DOI:	10.1353/hrq.1998.0039