Ethnostate

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, Ethnostate has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Ezra Klein Show (Nov 2025).

An ethnocracy, also known as an ethnostate, is a type of political structure featuring "rule by a particular ethnos in a multi-ethnic situation". Ethnocracies may involve a state apparatus controlled by a dominant ethnic group to further that group's perceived interests, power, dominance, and resources. Ethnocratic regimes in the modern era typically display a 'thin' democratic façade covering a more profound ethnic structure, in which ethnicity — and not citizenship — is the key to securing p