Reviews for Identity in Formation: The Russian-Speaking Populations in the near Abroad

The average rating for Identity in Formation: The Russian-Speaking Populations in the near Abroad based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-01-10 00:00:00 Misty Heidbrink I did not like his rational choice model, but do like the more ethnographical part of the book. Read Brubaker's "Nationalism Reframed" first, since Laitin directly responds to many of his concepts in this book. A big question remains: Does a decision to learn the tutelar language for Russians mean an identity shift? which is almost assumed, and not fully addressed in this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2007-04-24 00:00:00 Ann Brashares I had to read this as part of my graduate level poli sci class. Started out surprisingly readable, but then he whipped out the numbers and I kept falling asleep.