Ethnic and Republic Identification in the Russian Federation and Ukraine: A Social Dominance Perspective
Journal: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Year: 2010

Using representative survey data of 5,466 ‘titular’ (i.e. named after the states or republics of residence) and Russian respondents, this study examines the relationship between ethnic and republic identification in 28 cities in five autonomous republics of the Russian Federation, in Ukraine and in the Ukrainian Republic of Crimea. In accordance with Social Dominance Theory, ethnic and republic identification turned out to be positively and more strongly correlated among dominant than among subo