<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The main goal of the paper is to explain specific ways in which the group of so-called Namibian Czechs identifies itself and how we can conceptualize their specific form of identity. For this reason, the article presents specific theoretical concepts focused on identities such as diaspora or transnational and bicultural identity. In recent years, all three of these concepts are gaining more attention, and an ever-growing number of communities are labelled as diaspora, transnational, or bicultural. Affiliation with one of those categories can potentially lead to a variety of political claims for such a group. The article aims to explain which of the concepts is best suitable for the group of Namibian Czechs, a group of fifty-six former child war refugees, who were educated and accommodated in Czechoslovakia between 1985 and 1991.</p></abstract>

The main goal of the paper is to explain specific ways in which the group of so-called Namibian Czechs identifies itself and how we can conceptualize their specific form of identity. For this reason, the article presents specific theoretical concepts focused on identities such as diaspora or transnational and bicultural identity. In recent years, all three of these concepts are gaining more attention, and an ever-growing number of communities are labelled as diaspora, transnational, or bicultural. Affiliation with one of those categories can potentially lead to a variety of political claims for such a group. The article aims to explain which of the concepts is best suitable for the group of Namibian Czechs, a group of fifty-six former child war refugees, who were educated and accommodated in Czechoslovakia between 1985 and 1991.

Specific Form of Identity among Namibian Czechs

Department of Ethnology and World Studies

University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava

Ethnologia Actualis

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The main goal of the paper is to explain specific ways in which the group of so-called Namibian Czechs identifies itself and how we can conceptualize their...

Specific Form of Identity among Namibian Czechs

Published Online: Apr 13, 2020

Page range: 12 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eas-2020-0002

Keywords
bi-cultural identity, diaspora, identity, Namibian Czechs, transnationalism

© 2019 Pavel Miškařík, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Specific Form of Identity among Namibian Czechs

Published Online: Apr 13, 2020

Page range: 12 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eas-2020-0002

Keywordsbi-cultural identity, diaspora, identity, Namibian Czechs, transnationalism

© 2019 Pavel Miškařík, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
bi-cultural identity, diaspora, identity, Namibian Czechs, transnationalism