ethno-cultural homogenisation
ethno-cultural homogenisation is the aspiration of nation states to create a homogeneous state from an ethno-cultural point of view, based on the culture and language of the national majority by eliminating linguistic and cultural differences. Ethnic or national homogenisation has been a natural social process over the centuries but with the strengthening of nation-states nation-building has become a process controlled from above with the aim of national homogenisation. In the framework of nation-building nation-state institutions are created with reference to the nation as the core value, with the majority culture, language, the national traditions and history of the majority assuming a central role. Homogenisation is directed against national minorities, so the politics of minorities can also be interpreted as resistance to homogenisation.