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Nations and nationalism

Nation and nationalism are two referents which continue to play a major role in how politics and social life are organized. The present article discusses their relevance from two distinct perspectives. Traditional accounts of nation and nationalism have largely focused on the questions of ‘when’ and...

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Main Author: Marco Antonsich
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Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/17933
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description Nation and nationalism are two referents which continue to play a major role in how politics and social life are organized. The present article discusses their relevance from two distinct perspectives. Traditional accounts of nation and nationalism have largely focused on the questions of ‘when’ and ‘what’ is a nation, i.e. on the historical origins and substance of the nation, including its civic/ethnic character. Starting from the early 1990s, new approaches have instead privileged the ‘how’ and ‘where’ of a nation, i.e. the ways and the sites in which the nation is reproduced and becomes a relevant resource in people’s lives. The article then focuses on one of the most pressing challenges the nation is facing today, namely the increasing ethno-cultural diversity of its population. Final remarks point to the directions where further research is needed and where political geography can offer an important contribution.
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spelling rr-article-94867402015-01-01T00:00:00Z Nations and nationalism Marco Antonsich (1251417) Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified National identity Banal nationalism Everyday nationhood Multiculturalism Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified Nation and nationalism are two referents which continue to play a major role in how politics and social life are organized. The present article discusses their relevance from two distinct perspectives. Traditional accounts of nation and nationalism have largely focused on the questions of ‘when’ and ‘what’ is a nation, i.e. on the historical origins and substance of the nation, including its civic/ethnic character. Starting from the early 1990s, new approaches have instead privileged the ‘how’ and ‘where’ of a nation, i.e. the ways and the sites in which the nation is reproduced and becomes a relevant resource in people’s lives. The article then focuses on one of the most pressing challenges the nation is facing today, namely the increasing ethno-cultural diversity of its population. Final remarks point to the directions where further research is needed and where political geography can offer an important contribution. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Chapter 2134/17933 https://figshare.com/articles/chapter/Nations_and_nationalism/9486740 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
spellingShingle Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified
National identity
Banal nationalism
Everyday nationhood
Multiculturalism
Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified
Marco Antonsich
Nations and nationalism
title Nations and nationalism
title_full Nations and nationalism
title_fullStr Nations and nationalism
title_full_unstemmed Nations and nationalism
title_short Nations and nationalism
title_sort nations and nationalism
topic Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified
National identity
Banal nationalism
Everyday nationhood
Multiculturalism
Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified
url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/17933