Ukraine: State and nation building (англ.)

1 State and nation building in Ukraine in
theoretical and comparative perspective:
In search of a definition
Nation and state building in comparative perspective
Conclusions

2 Soviet to Ukrainian elites:
Elites and states
Elites in the former USSR
Elites in Ukraine
Ukraine’s ‘sly fox’
Conclusions

3 Forging a political community:
An atomised and divided society
Towards consolidation
New values and morals
Conclusions

4 Federalism, regionalism and the myth of
separatism:
Federalism versus unitarianism
Regional allegiances and a Ukrainian political community
The myth of separatism
National minorities
Conclusions

5 The strategic significance of borders:
Borders, state and nation building
Contested borders
Conclusions

6 In search of a national idea:
Nation building
In search of a national idea
Conclusions

7 National identity and civil society:
National identity
National identity in Ukraine
National identity and civil society in Ukraine Conclusions

8 Language policies:
The importance of language to nation building Ukrainian as the state language
A problem of definition
Bi-ethnic states and bilingualism
Official and unofficial policies
Conclusions

9 History, myths and symbols
The role of history, memory and myths
History in the service of state and nation building
The construction of new, and the revival of old, myths in Ukraine
National symbols
Conclusions

10 Conclusions
Notes
Select bibliography of secondary sources
Index