Policy Options for Social Integration of Yezidi People in Europe: the Goal of a Society for all
Authors - Olga A. Vorkunova , Samvel Kochoi
Part-5
Social exclusion implies a focus on the social relations that cause deprivation, as well as the processes and institutions that underlie and are part and parcel of deprivation. The delivery of aid in a conflict situation may not be achievable without strengthening community-based organizations so that migrants can demand the services to which they are entitled. Participatory political systems have proven to be the most effective modality for peaceful management of social cleavages in general, and ethnic conflicts in particular. Modern socio-economic formations with strong value systems moderate, reduce, or even eliminate primordial loyalties. The latter offer members of ethnic groups a substitute or at least a partial alternative for collective protection, and enhancement of legitimate rights and needs. They allow for the kind of cross-crossing modern associational networks, which have come to be lumped under the concept of civil society. In its broad sense, “civil society” would include political parties, professional associations, and other non-governmental organizations on the community and national levels. This kind of associational network has proven to be the nerve of participatory political systems even when some of them are avowedly “apolitical.” Participatory politics may contribute, in some Middle East region countries (Iraq and Syria), to initial political instability or lead to various forms of demagogy. Rival ethnic leaders may engage in “gunmanship politics,” but in the medium or long term, responsible democratic politics is bound to prevail. In countries with sizeable ethnic groups concentrated in one province or geographic area, separatist tendencies’ may also be expected, once the political system is opened to free expression and free balloting. While such a right must be conceded in principle, it could in practice result in chaos.
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Policy Options for Social Integration of Yezidi People in Europe: the Goal of a Society for all
Authors - Olga A. Vorkunova , Samvel Kochoi
Part-5
Social exclusion implies a focus on the social relations that cause deprivation, as well as the processes and institutions that underlie and are part and parcel of deprivation. The delivery of aid in a conflict situation may not be achievable without strengthening community-based organizations so that migrants can demand the services to which they are entitled. Participatory political systems have proven to be the most effective modality for peaceful management of social cleavages in general, and ethnic conflicts in particular. Modern socio-economic formations with strong value systems moderate, reduce, or even eliminate primordial loyalties. The latter offer members of ethnic groups a substitute or at least a partial alternative for collective protection, and enhancement of legitimate rights and needs. They allow for the kind of cross-crossing modern associational networks, which have come to be lumped under the concept of civil society. In its broad sense, “civil society” would include political parties, professional associations, and other non-governmental organizations on the community and national levels. This kind of associational network has proven to be the nerve of participatory political systems even when some of them are avowedly “apolitical.” Participatory politics may contribute, in some Middle East region countries (Iraq and Syria), to initial political instability or lead to various forms of demagogy. Rival ethnic leaders may engage in “gunmanship politics,” but in the medium or long term, responsible democratic politics is bound to prevail. In countries with sizeable ethnic groups concentrated in one province or geographic area, separatist tendencies’ may also be expected, once the political system is opened to free expression and free balloting. While such a right must be conceded in principle, it could in practice result in chaos.
Tags: #yazidisinfo #ezidi #news #aboutezidi #ezidiineurope
