KINPOL: Observatory on Kin-State Policies

ASN European Conference: Nationalism in Times of Uncertainty, 4-6 July 2018, University of Graz, Austria

Introduced in 2001 by the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission, the key concepts in the field of kin-state – kin minorities relations have become a subject of increased criticism. The legitimacy conferred upon kinship as a source of trans-sovereign state obligations has been challenged by the proliferation of kin-state practices in Europe in the last two decades and the contextualisation of their analyses. This roundtable discussion organised by KINPOL Observatory on Kin-state Policies brings together scholars and practitioners to discuss the central concepts in the field of kin-state – kin minorities relations and evaluate their appropriateness. Presentations will examine the meanings attached to kin politics, kin minority, diaspora, kin majority, and minority and majority in border areas.  

CHAIR: David Smith (University of Glasgow)

PARTICIPANTS: Erika Harris (University of Liverpool), Svetluša Surova (Comenius University in Bratislava), Daniele Conversi (Ikerbasque Foundation for Science and University of the Basque Country), Eleanor Knott (London School of Economics and Political Science), Petra Roter (University of Ljubljana) and Zsuzsa Csergő (Queen’s University).

The full programme is available to view. 

---

First published: 29 July 2020