Post-communist Nationalism, Xenophobia and Racism

                                           Veronika Bajt

                                 1. Basic concepts and definitions

n    Nationalism

n    Xenophobia

n    Racism



                                           2. Nationalism

n    Ethnic group

n    Nation

n    National identity

n    `Nation-state'



                                  3. Xenophobia and Ethnocentrism

n    Social psychology

n    `us' versus `them'

n    In-group & out-group

n    Stereotype

n    Prejudice

                                             4. Racism

n    `race'

n    Racism

n    Historical examples of racism

n    Contemporary racism

                                         5. Post-communism

n    Case studies

n    Break-up of multinational states

n    Construction of new post-communist states

n    Joining the European Union

                              6. Cultural/ethnic vs. state identities

n    Nation-building and state-building

n    National minorities

n    Ethnic distance --> `ethnic cleansing'

n    Learning tolerance

n    Supra-national `European' identity?