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The term Fourth World refers to a "lost" world or sub-population subjected to social exclusion in global society. Sociologist Manuel Castells originally coined the term. Fourth World follows the progression First World , Second World and Third World , which forms a distinct hierarchy of categories for nation-state status. However, unlike these categories Fourth World denotes Nations without States . This sense emphasizes the non-recognition or exclusion of often ethnically or religiously defined groups from the political and economic world system. Examples of Fourth World nations include the Roma in Europe, pre- WWII Ashkenazi in the region of the Pale Of Settlement , Kurds and Palestinians in the Middle East , and many Native American / First Nations groups throughout the Americas. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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