Role of civil society institutions in preserving ethnic identity

Abstract

The paper focuses on the role of ethnocultural public associations, which are civil society institutions preserving ethnic identity. The authors investigate the role of ethnocultural public associations in preserving ethnic culture and language, and report the collaboration of these associations with population and youth. The authors place special emphasis on the specific practices of interaction between public organizations and the authorities in the field of national policy, the maintenance of ethnic identity and language, and the formation of an integrated civic identity and its strengthening in the polyethnic and polyconfessional space.