The Middle Range Theory of Ethnic Political Mobilization: Case-studies of Mobilization by Non-titular Nations in Former Soviet Republics

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25760001
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: SATO Keiji 北海道大学, スラブ・ユーラシア研究センター, 共同研究員 (20609599)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 民族問題 / 民族紛争 / 資源動員論 / 非承認国家問題 / モルドヴァ / グルジア / 旧ソ連

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study conducts survey of separatism movements by non-titular ethnic groups of former Soviet republics, which was one of origins of the issue of “unrecognized states” in the space of former USSR, and tries to define a structural formula of the theory of resource mobilization in order to analyze the reasons why specific ethnic groups promoted ethnic political mass activities. During my research term field researches were conducted in Russia, Moldova and Ukraine and research results were published in two reviewed English journals as printing ones as well as international conferences as oral ones (one of them was held at the Davis Center of Harvard University).

Free Research Field

国際関係論