Minority groups' belonging, identity and (political) participation

Abstract

The dynamics between minority groups and their majority counterparts are characterized by conflict, negotiation and debates about citizenship rights and ‘who belongs’. Especially stateless minorities, often having fled violent ethnic conflict, have been subjected to extensive discrimination and stigmatization in the countries where they set foot. Ambiguities regarding national identity, equal participation and representation within society are further complicated by political and economic developments like war, financial crises, new migration influxes and polarization. The question arises under which conditions the public would grant minority groups the ‘deservingness’ of equal rights and access to public services. Which barriers to integration should be overcome? Which level of participation should be reached? What role do minorities play in shaping a state’s national political identity, and how important is one’s citizenship status?

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