Special Issue Editors' Introduction: New Frontiers in the Comparative Study of Ethnic Politics and Nationalism*
Journal: Social Science Quarterly
Year: 2015

This special issue grew out of a roundtable at the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) in 2014 dedicated to the topic of “Research Methods in the Study of Nationalism and Ethnic Politics.” Despite the yawn-worthy title, the response was overwhelming. The comparative study of ethnic politics and nationalism has long been dominated by conceptual discussion and empirical observation, while the actual task of conducting research on the subject frequently gets sh