Global Nationalism - Ideas, Movements And Dynamics In The Twenty-first Century

The twenty-first century is witnessing a truly transnational revival of a very old set of ideas. Despite romantic attachments to old symbols, these late modern nationalism movements are not simply replicas of the previous two waves of nationalism in the 1860s and 1920s. Nor is it true that today's nationalism movements want simply to return to the past and effect a nationalist 1930s-style retrenchment. From Putin's macho revivalism, through to Trump's shocking victory and Xi's strongman regionalism, nationalists engage with the economic context of our time and address issues born of globalization. Crucially, in their vision for international relations they seek the destruction of key international norms in a drive to restore a vision of sovereignty predicated on a survivalist understanding of state power.
Global Nationalism, edited and framed by Pablo de Orellana and Nicholas Michelsen, brings together the latest research by up-and-coming early career researchers and scholars. Beginning with a succinct history and typology of contemporary nationalism and its predecessors, this book offers analysis of several cases of contemporary nationalism, examining how specific movements define identity, address grievances and propose identity-based solutions. Key themes and lessons emerge from the study of a variety of cases, from the very ideas animating nationalist thought, to their expression in a wide variety of nationalist movements around the world. The reflections on the ecosystem of nationalist ideas and movements offered in this volume are a vital starting point in the study of contemporary nationalism as a global twenty-first century phenomenon.

Contents:

Introduction (Pablo de Orellana and Nicholas Michelsen)

Nationalist Theories and Concepts:

The Repetitions of Nationalism: Ontology, Fantasy, and Jouissance (Moran M Mandelbaum)

Materialising the Nation: Envisioning a Post-Cultural Nationhood (Joel Chong)

Viral Nationalism: The Return of Ethno-Nationalist Ideas Through the New Right (Nicholas Michelsen and Pablo de Orellana)

Nationalist Dynamics:

Bringing the Armageddon: Carl Schmitt and Surging Nationalism in South Asia (Hassan Zaheer)

Nationalism as a Site of Contestation for Political Legitimacy in Thailand (Bavo Stevens)

The Co-Production of Civic Nationalist Conflict: Spain and Catalonia (Javier Carbonell Castañer)

The Return of the Rising Sun? The National and International Dimensions of Japan's Contemporary Nationalism (Daniel Rueda)

Liminality and Identity in Late Modern Nationalism:

Nation, Minority and Nationalism: A Sociological Perspective on How Ethiopian Jews Construct and Configure Identity (Abrham Yohannes Gebremichael)

Manufacturing National Heroes: Cosmonauts and Post-Soviet Identity in Putin's Russia (Julie Patarin-Jossec)

Responding to Failed Nationalist State-Building: Anglophone Secessionism in Cameroon (Ruth Mireille Manga Edimo)

Tribalism and National Identity in Qatar: History and Emerging Trends (Zarqa Parvez)

Readership: For those seeking an informed and approachable introduction to the academic study of contemporary nationalist ideas and movements. Valuable for beginner, undergraduate and postgraduate students in political science and international relations courses on xenophobia and racism.