Nationalism in a Transnational Age

Irrational Fears and the Strategic Abuse of Nationalist Pride
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-11-126776-0
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 357 g

Nationalism was declared to be dead too early. A postnational age was announced, and liberalism claimed to have been victorious by the end of the Cold War. At the same time postnational order was proclaimed in which transnational alliances like the European Union were supposed to become more important in international relations. But we witnessed the rise a strong nationalism during the early 21st century instead, and right wing parties are able to gain more and more votes in elections that are often characterized by nationalist agendas. This volume shows how nationalist dreams and fears alike determine politics in an age that was supposed to witness a rather peaceful coexistence by those who consider transnational ideas more valuable than national demands. It will deal with different case studies to show why and how nationalism made its way back to the common consciousness and which elements stimulated the re-establishment of the aggressive nation state. The volume will therefore look at the continuities of empire, actual and imagined, the role of "foreign-" and "otherness" for nationalist narratives, and try to explain how globalization stimulated the rise of 21st century nationalisms as well.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and Graduate Students from different fields, e.g. histor

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schapkow, Carsten

Jacob, Frank

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Nationalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Frank Jacob, Nord University, Norway; Carsten Schapkow, University of Oklahoma, USA.