The Role of Voluntary Organisations in Constructing the Common Identity and Mobilising of Polish Community in Southeastern Linhuania
| Autor: | Monika Frėjutė-Rakauskienė |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Eišiškės
Jašiūnai Pilietinis Vietinis ir regioninis identitetas ir savanoriškos organizacijos Ethnic group Identity (social science) Public administration Southeastern Lithuania Lenkų etninė grupė Collective memory Pabradė Ethnic Lietuva (Lithuania) civic Švenčionėliai Collective identity Political science Local and regional identity Vietos ir regioninė tapatybė And voluntary organisations Polish ethnic group ethnic local and regional identity and voluntary organisations Ethnic studies Šalčininkai Polish ethnic group Lithuanian Pietryčių Lietuva (Southeastern Lithuania) Civic language.human_language Social research Local community Economy Etninis Švenčionys Voluntary organisations language |
| Zdroj: | Polish political science review 2015, vol. 3, no. 1, p. 17-34. |
| ISSN: | 2353-3773 |
| Popis: | This paper is based on a series of qualitative (semi-structured) interviews conducted by the author with representatives of Polish civic organisations in southeastern Lithuania (the towns of Eišiškės, Jašiūnai, Pabradė, Šalčininkai, Švenčionys, Švenčionėliai, and Turgeliai). Data was collected from January 2013 to June 2014 as part of a research project to investigate ethnic, civic, regional, and local identities of ethnic minorities in southeastern Lithuania. The project was carried out by the Institute for Ethnic Studies at the Lithuanian Social Research Centre and was funded by the Research Council of Lithuania. The paper discusses the role of voluntary organisations operating in Southeastern Lithuania in mobilising the Polish community. The author investigates the activity of Polish organisations as they maintain and construct the identity (ethnic, civic, local and regional) of local community. Part of the research strategy is to recognise the content and means by which these organisations appeal to collective memory to create and affirm Polish identity. An analysis of interview data shows that the activities of organisations predominantly target the Polish community and their aims are to promote and foster Polish culture, language, and history. The Polish civic and political organisations and their leaders play active roles in identity building and mobilising the Polish Community in southeastern Lithuania. Referencing and recalling collective memories of the Polish ethnic group is an important tool for building a collective identity that lack local and regional dimensions. |
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