| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 21, 2015 | 12:30PM - 2:00PM | External Event, Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies Canadiana Gallery 14 Queen’s Park Crescent West 2nd Floor |
Race-based ‘hate crimes’ in Russia reached unprecedentedly high levels in the first decade of the millennium, a point illustrated through comparison to other countries and historical epochs. While racist violence in the Russian Federation is ‘overdetermined,’ the paper explores a number of putative causes, principally the ongoing simmering ethnic conflict in the Russian south. The paper finishes by drawing conclusions on how international comparisons can help us build better theory and conceptual clarity when discussing ‘hate crimes’ versus ‘ethnic conflict.’
Richard Arnold is Associate Professor of Political Science at Muskingum University. His research concerns extremist and vigilante groups in the Russian Federation and his book on neo-Nazi and Cossack hate crimes/ethnic violence is under review currently with Routledge. He has previously published articles in Theoretical Criminology, Post-Soviet Affairs, Problems of Post-Communism, Nationalities Papers, PS: Political Science and Politics and Journal for the Study of Radicalism. He has authored chapters on Alexei Navalny for Routledge’s Europa series and has a chapter in a forthcoming Palgrave-Macmillan book about Megaevents in Eurasia. He is currently studying the Cossack revival across the enitre Russian Federation, especially in non-traditional Cossack lands.
A light lunch & cold beverages will be provided at 12:00pm in the Centre lounge.
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